Well it seems as though spring has finally found its way to Calgary. After a very dismal start to the month when roller rides and indoor track workouts were the flavor of each day, this past Easter weekend leant itself to one phenomenal run and three great rides. Like any true Calgarian I donned my shorts as well and am starting to see my Tucson farmers tan come back to life!
So an update I suppose......
Training wise the last month has gone really well. I am sticking with the program (no surprise to those who know me) and am feeling the fittest I have felt in many years. Last Saturday I spent two hours chasing down cyclists out west of Cochrane. On the bike path, I feel the need to pick off all those runners in front of me. It is truly a wonderful feeling to see many months of hard work coming together. I might also add here that swimming continues on the up and up.... now if only I had enough arm power to keep pace with Jack during the "pull" portion of our workouts! Last weekend on TSN was coverage from the 2008 70.3 world championships from Florida. Now that was motivating. It was great to watch the pros in action, observe their strategy and form. It makes me want to work that much harder, to push that much further and race that much faster!
Health wise things have been up and down. I would say that I am in the midst of a flare up. It has been three weeks on these lesser used, less harsh drugs. Although I have yet to see my symptoms do a 180 and do back to normal, I have energy and am able to carry on my daily routines. I have a sneaking suspicion that the doctor will be recommending a different course of action in the near future as results have been scarce to date. If I have learned anything over the last month or so, it is to just take everything in stride. Yes, I went and researched possible treatment options, scared the crap out of me, cried a little and of course talked to my Mom. However, I finally told myself that for now I will just go with the flow. Talk to the doctor when I can, listen to his recommendations and go forward from there.
So all in all things have been really good. I am really looknig forward to the month of May with a possible trip to Kelowna for some early season riding, followed by the Calgary 1/2 Marathon at the end of the month. Geeze, the more I think of it, Wasa Lake will be here before I know it..... now if only Speed Theory would call and say their wetsuits have come in!
On that note, I will finish this post. Only three more hours till I haul on out of the office and hit the road for some MAP intervals (for those of you not in with the cycling ling, MAP hurts like heck). Gotta love it!
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