Welcome to our ool…

…notice there is no “P” in it.

At least I hope not, but I am sure there is. I am not that naïve. I know swimmers who talked about peeing in the pool all the time. But that is beside the point. The point is the pool is closed. Closed until the 21st. What the heck.  I went yesterday it was closed. I call this morning and got the bad news it was closed for the rest of the week and weekend. So that leaves me to run and bike only until next Monday, which is ok, especially since I got a totally hawt new hair cut today. Pools are killer on hair.

Today I hit up spin class. I am really liking spin. I know I have said that before but it is awesome. I enjoy feeling the sweat  pour out of my pores and roll down  my face. I could watch it drip off my face and fall down to splat on the bike or the floor. Is that weird. For some reason it had me thinking of Dexter. Do you watch Dexter?

So I only got a few questions from yesterday’s post, but here I go…

Mallory asks:

Good question! PNW stands for Pacific Northwest! I am no expert but as far as I understand it encompasses the Pacific Northwest. Wait, that doesn’t really tell you much. Anyway it is from mid to northern Oregon to probably Canada. Probably more so to parts nearer to the water. So Seattle and  Tacoma certainly PNW.

mikiruns says:

Well, this is super hard. I love lots of races. So many have very special and sentimental meaning to me.  I love all of the local races up in the Seattle/Tacoma area but my all time favorite race was the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon (recap HERE). Everything about it was magical. I wish I could run that exact race every single weekend.

The Blonde Ponytail says:

Ah the SpaNky pattern. I didn’t decide. I’m sorry. I tried on three pairs today and put them all back. I think I will have to try them on at least 57 more times before I am deceived enough to actually purchase a pair. I’ll keep running and going to spin and swimming (eventually) and those spankies will be just fine.

I tried a tri because for the challenge mainly. And because I was told that once I did one I would be hooked. Someone had told me that once upon a time about running and they were right! So who wouldn’t want to be hooked on multisport? AND the main reason I wanted to do a tri (other than I was in fact a cycling fish in my last life, how did you guess??? My secret is now out of the bag…) I see triathletes as being truly all around fit. They don’t  just run, they cycle and swim too. Running is awesome but I want balance and for me I feel the three sports together bring balance to me and my body. 

So there you have it.  Thanks for your questions.

Welp, tomorrow will be a run day and maybe another spin class. I think I may look into becoming a spin instructor. I like it THAT much.

Any of you instructors of some sort of  something? I taught Water Aerobics (or H2Ox or water-X) for three years while in the PNW. I quit when I moved here and my certs are expired now. I could recert but haven't taken the time. I miss my “little old ladies” and I miss the extra workouts.

Now a question for you. We are looking to plan a tropical vacation. Think sun, beach, warm water, snorkeling…the whole 57 yards!  Where have you been that you loved? Or where would you like me to go so that I can report back about how awesome it was? So far we are looking at the US Virgin Islands, St. Croix. I suggested the Sandwich Islands but I think the Hubs mumbled something about that not being a good place….