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New year, new entry. Let's hope this isn't a once-a-year thing.
This weekend, while Andy was away in Seattle, I had my biggest training weekend so far this year. Saturday I ran the Snake River Canyon 1/2 Marathon, against my PTs orders, I am sure, but it has become a tradition. Never mind that it was only 7 miles farther than I've run since last September......overall, I was happy w/ my result. However, its been a long time since my legs have been this sore this long after an event. We decided not to ride after, since it was so windy (uh, gusts to 35mph? yeah, nice riding weather) and we used up our legs on the run fighting that same wind. It was a fun day on the whole, road-tripping with Kirk, Mia and Johnny B and seeing a good number of Tri-Fusion buddies. But perhaps the best news of the day was that my foot didn't really bother me all that much. In fact, in the few days since that long effort, dare I even say, its been feeling much better overall!
Saturday night Joe O and I met up to reconnect over a few beers. It was great to see him and do some serious catching up!
Sunday turned out to be a great day. I hit the usual swim session with the club in the morning and did a solid 3700. I moved down a lane and led most of the distance, which was a new experience, but also a great confidence builder. I usually feel like I'm the slowest slug in the middle lane, so it was nice to be out front and trying to motivate some of our other awesome athletes to push themselves harder.
In the afternoon, I headed out east to Zach and Jen's for a ride. Zach just got home from the desert, so it was awesome to see him safe and back in the states after 7 months. Jen and I bundled up and met up with Martin, who shepherded us thru an awesome 40m ride out to CDA. It felt soooooo good to hit that first hill and just be outside on the bike in general. While all the trainer riding was good for the base miles, you just can't replicate the feelings of hills and corners and wind. Oh yeah, even though Jen wasn't able to always keep up with Martin and me, she totally rocked! I know she is still way nervous about her first IM, but she always impresses me with her toughness. I cannot wait to see her cross that finish line....it will be awesome!!
Yesterday I was feeling pretty run down, so I just tried to recover as best as I could. Probably pushed it a bit far this weekend, but I don't regret it. Today is an easy swim day at EWU, then I'm looking forward to a fun Headlamp Run tonight with the club.....wonder how my legs will feel?