Well after a very full week back at work, coupled with two 5:30am swims, I had been anticipating a weekend that would involve some good old cross country skiing! As luck would have it Mom and Dawn were also looking to head west, so we filled up the car and headed out! Between Calgary and Canmore we saw three cars that had done a good job of spinning and getting stuck. Mom made sure we arrived safely and didn't need to call for back up!
Let's face, mountain air is the cure all for everything. If you are already having a great day/week, mountain air is the icing on the cake! I had a really good ski. Picking wax proved to be a challenge as the temperature weas hovering around 0, so I made the best of it and practised my seemingly absent skate ski skills. Dawn did a fab job. Mom kind of went off to do her own thing, but it was nice to head out with her after we met back up. Cudos to her for trying out her new skiis in style! Go Mom! A great lunch followed and all in all a great day!
On the training front. This week saw three pool sessions. I can feel my arms coming around but am really looking forward to having some one on one time with the swim coach at the Talisman, as well as starting to swim with the tri club M/W/F at lunch time (thanks to my wonderful boss for letting me pop out for a slightly extended lunch hour). I also had my lactate test on the bike. I think it went well.... I am still comparing numbers to last year this time. I was aiming for at least 1 minute at 275W but my legs decided enough was enough at 22 seconds in. A good starting point and I know my legs will come around quickly once the intensity ramps up. I have a lactate running test this coming Tuesday as well as the dreaded body comp thing. At least my time with the nutritionist can be spent determining how best to use food as a method to keep flare ups at bay and keep me going through my workouts. Oh yes, I have also asked for creative weekly meal plans..... I am just getting so bored with making the same tasteless things week after week ( no wonder Dave has a stash of candy in his room!). Other than that, it is just getting back into the training regime. I have never felt the kind of focus that I have had over the last week (short I know, but a good starting point). I just keep saying to myself that this all for 70.3!
My goals for the coming weeks: get in touch with the C&C foundation to determine how to go about the "bringing awareness" and fund raising portion of my Driven 5; keep on swimming, swimming, swimming; get through another portion of that darned project management paper that is looming over my head like a dark cloud; and last but not least, figure out where to ride in Tucson... booked the tickets this week. From Feb 13 - 24 Dave and I will be living the "pro life" where eat, ride, sleep is the only agenda! It is going to be great!
On that note, thanks again for checking in! Stay positive, stay happy, stay healthy!
