<p><font size="3"></font></p>  <p><font size="2"><img title="2128752458_8eeec5d9c2_z" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" height="438" alt="2128752458_8eeec5d9c2_z" src="http://ionlyweardresses.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/2128752458_8eeec5d9c2_z.jpg" width="525" border="0" /> </font></p>  <p align="center"><strong><font size="2">Cardio Bunny keeps on going:&#160; Rain or shine, snow or sleet.</font></strong></p>  <p><font size="2">{Picture by </font><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomitapio/"><font size="2">Tomi Tapio</font></a><font size="2"> via Flickr}</font></p>  <p><font size="2">All quiet on the blogging front!&#160; This has been a busy and wonderful week.&#160; </font></p>  <p><font size="2">First, my <strong>Cardio Bunny Weekly Mileage:</strong></font></p>  <p><font size="2">7/1/2010&#160;&#160;&#160; 10 Miles      <br />7/2/2010&#160;&#160;&#160; 3 Miles       <br />7/3/2010&#160;&#160;&#160; 10 Miles       <br />7/4/2010&#160;&#160;&#160; 0 Miles       <br />Weekly Total:&#160;&#160;&#160; 33 Miles</font></p>  <p><font size="2"><strong>January to June 2010 Miles Completed:</strong>&#160; 565.75 miles. </font></p>  <p><font size="2">My goal is to complete 310 miles this month. I am training for the </font><a href="http://www.fleetfeetchicago.com/htm/events_races_elvis.asp"><font size="2">Elvis is Alive 5K.</font></a><font size="2">&#160; </font></p>  <p><strong><font size="2">Memorable Moment this Week: </font></strong></p>  <p><font size="2">I had a huge breakthrough swimming with Coach Amie.&#160; I am able to float comfortably with my face in the water.&#160; And for the first time, I propelled myself into a c-position and floated comfortably for about 20 seconds, swimming away from the coach.&#160; I didn’t know what was happening until Coach Amie said, “And you thought you would never learn how to swim.”&#160; </font></p>  <p><font size="2">It was a tough lesson, as I freaked out when asked to propel myself backward and do the same.&#160; I have so many mental blocks in my head and Coach Amie said it best:&#160; my form is perfect but it’s all in my head.&#160; 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.&#160; It’s such a vulnerable position!</font></p>  <p><font size="2">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.&#160; 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.</font></p>  <p></p>  <p><font size="2"></font></p>