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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cardio Bunny keeps on going:  Rain or shine, snow or sleet.</span></strong>

<span style="font-size: x-small;">{Picture by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomitapio/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tomi Tapio</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> via Flickr}</span>

<span style="font-size: x-small;">All quiet on the blogging front!  This has been a busy and wonderful week. </span>

<span style="font-size: x-small;">First, my <strong>Cardio Bunny Weekly Mileage:</strong></span>

<span style="font-size: x-small;">7/1/2010    10 Miles
7/2/2010    3 Miles
7/3/2010    10 Miles
7/4/2010    0 Miles
Weekly Total:    33 Miles</span>

<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>January to June 2010 Miles Completed:</strong> 565.75 miles. </span>

<span style="font-size: x-small;">My goal is to complete 310 miles this month. I am training for the </span><a href="http://www.fleetfeetchicago.com/htm/events_races_elvis.asp"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Elvis is Alive 5K.</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>

<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Memorable Moment this Week: </span></strong>

<span style="font-size: x-small;">I had a huge breakthrough swimming with Coach Amie.  I am able to float comfortably with my face in the water.  And for the first time, I propelled myself into a c-position and floated comfortably for about 20 seconds, swimming away from the coach.  I didn’t know what was happening until Coach Amie said, “And you thought you would never learn how to swim.” </span>

<span style="font-size: x-small;">It was a tough lesson, as I freaked out when asked to propel myself backward and do the same.  I have so many mental blocks in my head and Coach Amie said it best:  my form is perfect but it’s all in my head.  We ended the lesson on a good note but I did feel like I had let her down by not getting more comfortable on my back.  It’s such a vulnerable position!</span>

<span style="font-size: x-small;">I’m pretty inspired by my swimming lessons and my coach – whenever I talk about what I’m afraid of about swimming, she reminds me to shut up since talking about that fear makes you fixate on it.  Instead, now I fixate on how much better my breathing is, how much more playful I am about sticking my head under water, and how long I can hold my breath and float.</span>

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