I've been absent from the blog for a while longer than I planned. Last week was a recovery week, and I was glad to have it. I got to rest my body in some ways, but not exactly a non-active week for me. I got to spend a few days with my daughter, who lives all the way up in Vancouver. It's a long trip, takes the better part of a day given no direct flights. It means I don't get to see her nearly as often as I want to. (I want Friday night dinners dammit!!) But at least the coach gave me the travel days off. thanks Z!!
It's not enough but two days is better than no days, and it was SO great to see her. I got two runs in while there - the first was a hilly run on Friday, and it was probably the worst run I've had in months. Ugh. It was belabored, and hard, and yucky. But these things do happen, and so I slogged through it the best I could. My long run on Saturday, on the other hand, was amazing. Got to run along the seawall, which is absolutely beautiful. I had nice crisp Canadian air to run in, which didn't hurt :) Z wanted me to pull in as close to 7:30 pace as I could for the last 30 minutes. This is asking a lot, particularly for me and a 12 mile run. I'm happy to report that I managed a 7:38 pace in the last 30 minutes, with the last mile being the fastest of all. Not too shabby!
Spent the weekend painting Kayla's room in her new apartment, and getting it all set up. Looked totally amazing when we got finished if I do say so myself - a truly peaceful retreat, not to mention a complete transformation. Saturday, for our birthdays dinner we went to Robson Street, and had possibly the best Thai food I've ever had, and without question the best Tom Kha Ghai soup I've ever had. Yummy! Saw a movie, because of course a visit with Kayla wouldn't be complete without going to the movies. Gosh darnit, I miss my movie buddy!!!
So, that was my soul training. Spending some truly quality time with my beautiful daughter. I probably won't see her again till the race. :( I guess it'll have to carry me through the next 17 weeks. Love you Kayla, all the way to Gramma's north.
This week is a tough one - just about fell off my seat when I saw 17.5 hours on the schedule. And now here it is Friday, and I've still got 7.5 to go. I remember not that long ago when that was my total for the week - now it's just the weekend! lol. Had a couple great rides this week so far, a very tough run yesterday morning - just hurt like a sonofabitch - and a few swims thrown in for good measure, with a fun little relay race at the end of today's swim workout. Looking forward (?? yes I'm sick) to my first century tomorrow - that's 100 miles of riding for you non-tri-geeks out there!
Happy Training!
Kat
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