I am getting my act back together… So stay tuned for new posts… Soon!
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So yeah, I’ve seriously slacked off on keeping up with this thing. And with my training… But I’ve now got 30 days left until I hit up Ironman Canada. Things are going to hurt! Bring it! What a day of fun in the sun! Absolutely brilliant! The only problem was the winds that we had while paddling and biking. Paddling  Once we were almost back, coach let me try out the OC1. And well… It didn’t go very well. I managed to huli it three or four times without getting anyplace. The wind would pick up and just blow me over like a big sail, which causes me and the boat to flip. It was quite comical! But also tiring to keep flipping the boat right side up and then jumping on it. Eventually coach said he would take it back and put me back in the OC6 (thanks!) I almost had not enough energy to get into the OC6!
My GPS said we did about 6.4 miles, but that was only until I got on the OC1, as the flipping caused it to konk out. The device still works, just lost signal long enough to shut down. And during those flips I managed to cut up both feet, and remove a patch of skin and hair on my leg, which I didn’t notice until I got home and showered and yelped in pain! But a GREAT day on the water!
After that several of us went to Boondoggles and got some lunch and chatting in before myself and one of the crew went off on our biking!
Biking
So the plan was to do the same lap that I did last time I was out there. About 20 miles around clear lake. This time I was doing it with one of my friends from the paddling club and so we set off! Oh. Em. Gee. The head wind got us the ENTIRE route! There were spots where I was literally, and not exaggerateingly (that is a word now, and I’m using it in Scrabble!) pedaling to not lose speed going DOWN HILL! It was brutal out there! But we got through it! And my friend was a trooper out there! Not only did we paddle first, but he was out at Chappel Hill yesterday putting in his MS150 training ride on those hills! His legs are going to feel it tomorrow! Sorry Man!
But we finished it in about 1.5 hours and so it wasn’t too bad for that head wind. And we got a great full body workout in today doing both the paddle and the bike like that. Hopefully I can wake up in the morning (ok, in 4 hours) to go swim… But it’s not looking good since it’s only 4 hours away! Yikes!
Enjoy!
March 23: I ran! I ran 3.03 miles in 26:34. It was an OK run. Today, I did the Law Week 8k Race. Friend got me to sign up for it and so I did and we ran! And she pushed the crap out of me.
Around mile 4.25, I had some issues with my blood pressure spiking. And had to slow down to a walk for about 1/4 mile. I was quite dizzy and light headed. But after it cleared I started running and finished it off. But all things considering I forgot I could run that fast! DAMN! I seem to be getting my speed and distance back on the running. This is good for that silly little race coming up! Now if only I can get into the pool and get my swim on!
So… BRING IT!
Well, I didn’t get to my biking on Tuesday like I wanted due to work problems. And I also didn’t so much do anything on Wednesday. Yup, I slacked off more. Then I missed my run on Thursday because … Slacker. But I did bike on Thursday with a friend. And it was good. We did about 20 easy miles in around an hour and a half. It was a good ride. Then this morning I did 6 miles. It didn’t go as planned since I was planning trail running, but I slept through getting to Double Lake where I was planning on doing that. But still, 6 miles and at then end I felt not too bad.
Looking at those paces, it seems like I’m slowly getting faster while still gaining distance. Both of which is a good thing. So, not only was the run not too bad feeling wise, but stats wise as well. Guess I am happy about that!
Was suppose to do a bike afterwards, but I decided to not, since the rains were suppose to come quickly and not 5 minutes after I got in my truck leaving Memorial, the sky’s opened up. So it was perfect timing!
Tomorrow I canoe and bike though! Should be good times! Even if it’s windy and cold like it’s planned to be!
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