5 days and counting… July 21
till my favorite sporting event of the year, the Shawnigan MOMAR! Even better because the (always killer) after party is being held at one of our favorite places in the Cowichan, Merridale Cidery (it’s ALL about the Merri-Berri Cider…. only select pubs and private liquor stores here in Victoria carry it so I’ll definately be sampling the product!!) I’m a little worried about my fitness, the last 2 weeks I’ve been struggling with either allergies or a summer cold (either way it sucked!) and didn’t put in as many bulk hours as I would have liked. I did get a lot of hiking and LSD time in tho, which was a nice change.
Hard to believe our wedding is 3 weeks away as of this Saturday (race day!) there is still so much to do. The stress of running around like a chicken with no head probably helped with the whole cold issue too. This next few days before the race are going to be divided (hopefully relatively evenly) between some light training, final bike tune-up, work, and, dum dum dum, wedding stuff.
This morning at work I saw on the news that racer Marty Lund of Saskatchewan passed away during the Race the Rockies in Golden this past weekend. My sympathies and condolences to his family during this time. I remember getting the phone call that my father had passed away a few years ago and there is no other way to describe it other than it feels as if your heart has been wrenched from your body. Definately the worst moment of my life.
Thursday July 17th - hike along Juan de Fuca Ridge
Friday July 18th - hike along Juan de Fuca Ridge
Saturday July 19th - unplanned rest (worked all day)
Sunday July 20th - 1 hr LSD
Monday July 21st - plan: run w/ Rosheen
Tuesday July 22nd - plan: run w/ Rosheen
Wednesday July 23rd - plan: ride w/ Kitt
Thrusday July 24th - plan: run & planned paddle w/ Rosheen
Friday July 25th - plan: light run or ride
Saturday July 26th - **RACE DAY**