Ok so I'm not going to update this every single day...but I'm working on it. I'm finding that my time to sit around and do nothing is quite rare these days, and combined with a relative lack of something worth writing/reading about, you get the lack of updates lately.
It has been a pretty challenging start to my training block...what else is new. Really things aren't much different from what I have been doing all winter besides a little more structure to some workouts and a clear week-to-week progression for workout length, time/wattage goals etc. And getting more and more excited to start my race season.
Since I have two weeks to update I will just hit some of the important stuff to keep everyone in the know. I have been very busy with work over the past couple weeks with our bike shop starting to get rolling. I've been back and forth to the Burlington and Toronto stores learning about these weird bikes with nobby tires and shocks and all kinds of weird stuff...and they weigh about a billion pounds. Apparently they are called mountain bikes :)
Anyway so things have been a little hectic but I have managed to get some good running in Hamilton with Amanda over parts of the Around the Bay 30k course. And training hasn't been interupted too much with all the travel. This week we are getting some much needed time off work to head up to Muskoka to play in the snow and hills, and do more rock climbing and snowshoeing than any real training. Maybe a bit of an odd thing to do while most others are heading to a training camp this week, but I'm confident with what I have been doing throught the winter and the break will give me a nice mental reboot.
So with a recovery week coming up it worked out well to impuslively jump in on a swim camp some of Gabbi's athletes are doing over the long weekend. Double swims every day for 4 days! I have been doing a lot of swimming with the Balance Point group and even though I sometimes end up swimming alone its a really fun group and Gabbi is a great swim coach, so I don't mind having the pace clock as my training partner. Hopefully this mini camp will give me a bit of a kick in the ass in the water, as things have been going well but I'm working on committing better to becoming a stronger swimmer. As much as I'd love to be doing more biking and running....
I have been doing a bit of riding, and my bike training will ramp up significantly in a couple weeks. I recently discovered "Metal Man" on my Computrainer and he is quickly becoming a good friend and training partner. For those who have no idea what I'm talking about (or if I have lost you, having admitted that I have imaginary friends) you can program a wattage pacer on a Computrainer to keep you company when you're bored out of your skull on the trainer. But here's the cool part. You can draft off him if you're being lazy, and since he's holding a set wattage you can keep him on your wheel if you ride faster. I know, I sound hopelessly dorky. But it's actually pretty cool. So don't judge.
Other than that, I'm feeling strong for this time of year and...I think...I'm right where I want to be. It has been a successful winter so far in finding a very consistent training schedule, staying healthy and working on the basics. Just a couple more weeks until the specific workouts come to get me strong AND fast for the early season half.
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