summer strikes

This just in: we finally got some hot weather. And as much as I like the cold (summer is actually my least favourite season), it’s been nice to be outside without a sweater on.

So, an update for you. Hmmm…things are grand right now. I have one more week of placement, and then I’m chilling for most of June, making lots of trips to Toronto, training my guts out (or at least as much as Craig will allow me to), and sleeping like a champ.

Training has been going quite well. I don’t want to give away all of Craig’s secrets, but we’ve had some solid workouts. My running is feeling solid right now, so that’s great. On Friday (after a tough swim in the morning), we did a 2k, a bunch of 400s with short rest, and then another 2k. My first 2k was 6:30 (and felt great), and the second was 6:35 (and stung like a hornet). But considering it was a fairly tough course, I was pumped.

Then today I did my longest ride ever with Tom. It was supposed to be 60minutes base, 60min steady, 30min threashold, and 30 easy. But “we” mis-calculated and ended up riding 108km (3.5hours). I’ve never been over 100before, and I’ve never had such defined suntan lines (thank you spandex bike jersey!). My garmin said I burned 4300calories. I’m not sure if I believe it, but that didn’t stop me from eating all the food when it was over.

My next race is on Sunday, in Milton. I’m wondering if we’ll get to swim…considering it hasn’t really been warm yet. Even if they make it a du, I really don’t want to get beat by any juniors (yeah, I said it). Soon enough I’ll be old and have no chance at all. So it’s on.

Peace out.