Paula wanna cracker

What a busy month I've had. I don't know where to start. I had hoped to blog about my TRI training... but that just didn't happen.

Lately, the back of my car kinda looks like this.... I have my gym bag, my yoga mat, jump rope, hand bag, resistance bands, helmet and my bike.  Each day, I'm either doing a workout, trying to swim (more on that in a bit), biking or doing yoga flow.

I did take a week of vacation to celebrate my 53rd birthday. Getting older if complicated.  On one hand, you dislike getting older but truth be told, what's the alternative?  I'll take the birthdays thank you very much.

I wanted to celebrate my birthday in beautiful South Lake Tahoe. We stayed at this old lodge called the Lazy S. Lodge. It is right near Emerald Bay and right out our back door, was the bike trail.  A hot tub and swimming pool. Perfect location and this meant I didn't miss my training sessions. We rode our bikes to Pope Beach. Ate our lunch right and just basked in the sunlight. 

 

Pope Beach, South Lake Tahoe (Mt. Tallac in the back ground)

 I also did a little jogging.  I did two miles while Daniel rode along side me on the bike. Two miles was tough.  Maybe it was the elevation.

 My favorite part was just sitting at the beach... 

Isn't it glorious when you're able to get away from the hustle and bustle?

When we returned to Sacramento, I still had a week of vacay.  I wanted to maximize this time off with training.  About Training.  It doesn't look like I"ll be doing the Triathalon.  Swimming is just so hard and I cannot for the life of me master the breathing. I've not given completely up... I'm not going to lie. It's discouraging but I really want it so I'll keep trying.

Instead of the TRI, I'm going to do the Granite Man Dualathon.  I first went to scout out the location.  Granite Beach.  Here I am...

I had the best luck. There was a guy who had done the Granite Man several times and was just returning from riding the route.  He offered to do the ride with me.  I know it's not safe to ride with random strangers but there were several people out there.  

Man, those hills were tough. Lots of sharp turns. The picture above is the easy part. 

I finished the route and now at least I know what I'm in for....

I am really excited. The scale isn't going down. I am still NOT losing weight. They say portion control is 80% of weight loss and well, I need to stop fighting that...  I get depressed that I'm not losing weight but I'm super excited that I'm stepping out of my confort zone and living each day...

What else can I ask for, right?