Reaching...

This weather is killing me. Okay - that MAY be a bit of an exageration, but it IS killing any roll I was on with my training. Humidity and I have a long standing feud with each other. The heavy air makes it feel like I have a 20 pound weight crazy glued on my chest - making it hard to breath even when I am sedetary. You can imagine, running in this weather is not an option with this gal. So, in the past 2 weeks, I have managed 2 short runs and 1 yoga class and there is no reason why that can't be increased. But between the humidex and the thunderstorms in the forecast for this next week, I am trying to find other ways to reach my beloved endorphin buzz. In addition to the couple of shorter evening (cooler) runs I hope to be able to fit in, I hope to take a trip to our local swimming pool and see how I do with some swimming lengths. It has been a while since I have had the opportunity to swim laps and with all the triathalon talk I have been hearing as of late, I would love to see what I can do! Also, I will continue with my plank challenge (for those who aren't "in the know", this includes a month's worth of planks starting at 20 seconds and increasing up to 4.5 minutes). I'm currently at 2 minutes and almost halfway there! It is a really short daily exercise that makes you feel like you accomplish a lot in a short period of time. Something else I want to try soon: biking to work. It is only around 15 km from my work to my house and I am pretty confident that my legs could get me there... the fact that I also have a shower at my use at work makes this all the more inticing to me. :)