Winter, believe it or not, is still here, though we all think it’s about to break soon. I escaped with the family to Palm Desert to visit the cousins, Nana, Grandad, Amy & Jeff, which was a great vacation and at the right time. We were a fairly unruly crew, with 5 kids and 6 adults, and we all tried our best to share the cold Mary brought down from Wisconsin. This being said, it was great to see everyone and the trip was a great success, with highlights including a visit to the water park, swimming, eating, and swimming (the kiddy pool kind).
I was trying to get in 19.5 hours and ended up just making my goal – all completed at low-intensity base levels – thanks to a Sunday afternoon spin around town. I was knackered by the end of the week, but got in some good rides and runs, and even a solid swim at a public, 50 meter pool. On Tuesday I met up with Dean in Temecula, and we managed to find some serious hills. My cycle computer was wacked and kept telling me I was doing 30+mph on the flats. Even though I knew it was way, way off, it still made me feel faster. Or at least it humored me through the ride.
After each ride/run, it was a quick dip in the pool, usually with Oliver and Sadie in tow. I could really get used to the climate and the outdoor pools in the desert, though by the end of the week, I was ready to come home. Of course, coming home to 18” of snow, which took me 90 minutes to shovel, was not what I had in mind…
After a very hectic weekend in Atlanta working the ING Georgia Marathon (due to the recent tornado), I am back in ‘Tosa and trying to get back on the wagon. 15 hours this week and another 20 next week will hopefully get me through Wildflower in something short of 5 hours. Still a long ways to go, and good thing I still have 2.5 months until IMCDA…
Drew and Dave from PowerBar are in town today, so I had to get in the pool by 5:30am to get in my swim this morning. Hoping to do a quick 7 miles tonight at the gym before dinner tonight. Need to begin getting on the roads, and the first WI road ride of the year scheduled this Saturday. Hopefully all the snow will be gone (or most of it, anyways). J
Bye for now,
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I was trying to get in 19.5 hours and ended up just making my goal – all completed at low-intensity base levels – thanks to a Sunday afternoon spin around town. I was knackered by the end of the week, but got in some good rides and runs, and even a solid swim at a public, 50 meter pool. On Tuesday I met up with Dean in Temecula, and we managed to find some serious hills. My cycle computer was wacked and kept telling me I was doing 30+mph on the flats. Even though I knew it was way, way off, it still made me feel faster. Or at least it humored me through the ride.
After each ride/run, it was a quick dip in the pool, usually with Oliver and Sadie in tow. I could really get used to the climate and the outdoor pools in the desert, though by the end of the week, I was ready to come home. Of course, coming home to 18” of snow, which took me 90 minutes to shovel, was not what I had in mind…
After a very hectic weekend in Atlanta working the ING Georgia Marathon (due to the recent tornado), I am back in ‘Tosa and trying to get back on the wagon. 15 hours this week and another 20 next week will hopefully get me through Wildflower in something short of 5 hours. Still a long ways to go, and good thing I still have 2.5 months until IMCDA…
Drew and Dave from PowerBar are in town today, so I had to get in the pool by 5:30am to get in my swim this morning. Hoping to do a quick 7 miles tonight at the gym before dinner tonight. Need to begin getting on the roads, and the first WI road ride of the year scheduled this Saturday. Hopefully all the snow will be gone (or most of it, anyways). J
Bye for now,
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