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Life is going exceptionally well lately. 2 races on the horizon within the next month (Suburban Rush and TC10km) and I’m really looking forward to both. Having my favorite people to be active with around now also helps a ton! Rosheen is taking me on faster and longer runs (at the time my legs and lungs burn in agony but I am seeing myself becoming more consistant!) and Danielle is getting me out of bed in the grey light of morning for some nice easy runs with the dogs. I couldn’t believe how beautiful it was on Saturday, sunny and warm! Kitt and I got out for my first single track ride of the year and aside some early frustration on a very minor technical section, it was a killer great time!
Saturday March 14th – easy 25 min run
Sunday March 15th – 50 min w/ intervals
Monday March 16th – REST day!
Tuesday March 17th – 80 min hilly run on King George Terrace
Wednesday March 18th – 40 min tempo run
Thursday March 19th – 20 min stair sprints & weights
Friday March 20th – 35 min walk (sooooo sore)
Saturday March 21st – 2hr mtn bike ride Partridge Hills (even more sore)
Sunday March 22nd – 40 min flat slow run
Monday March 23rd – REST day!
Tuesday March 24th – 50 min hilly tempo run
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I’m not a huge fan of the snow or cold, but in comparison to some places I have lived, Victoria is the bee’s knees! Sadly, I have nothing much to report for the last 2 weeks, aside from the usual training and working. 4 weeks till my first trail race of the season (RR Gutbuster) and 6 weeks till my first AR of 2009 (Suburban Rush). Kitt just had his MRI on Wednesday so we’ll find out hopefully on Monday or Tuesday what kind of damage has been done. Our website, www.stringeradventures.com is nearing completion. If you visit it let us know what you think!
I was pretty happy with my workouts this week. If I had followed how I felt I would have stayed in bed for the snow days! But as it was, Rosheen and I slogged thru the fluffy white stuff from Cook street village to Spinnaker’s Pub and it ended up being one of my favorite runs to date this year! My tempo run on Wednesday night surprised me the most: as I was running to meet everyone I felt awful, drained and tired and nearly called it off 5 min from the house. I intended to stay at the very back of the pack and take it easy, but somehow I subconsciously convinced my legs and lungs to lead from the front of the pack for the whole run. I shocked myself, but went on to sleep soundly that night!
Week in review:
Saturday March 7th – Rest
Sunday March 8th – easy 30 min run
Monday March 9th – 8km over 45 min w/ Rosheen along the waterfront
Tuesday March 10th – 45 min run w/ 10 min speedwork (bloody cold!)
Wednesday March 11th – 8km tempo run (38 min but 60 in total run)
Thursday March 12th – Rest
Friday March 13th – 30 min easy run
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Yesterday started like any other normal day does: wake up, realize I’m late meeting Rosheen for a run and rushing to get dressed before I am really and truly late! We had planned to do a lap of Elk Lake, and as I was flying out the door I managed to catch a glimpse of a pair of very sad brown eyes in the hallway. *Sigh* I grabbed an old towel and Guinness and went up to Rosheen’s car, cap in hand, asking if Guinness could join us.
The 3 of us arrived to an overflowing parking lot and it was on again, just like old times. It was great running with Rosheen again, I’ve missed her while she was away at school, and it feels just like old times now. We were chatting and running, the km’s were passing and no one was noticing, and Guinness was happy off leash and sniffing everything that moved and didnt move. At around the 6km mark, just where the trail turned to pavement for a few hundred meters with grass on either side, disaster struck. Guinness had stopped to sniff a pile of horse manure and fallen behind. Rosheen and I were chatting away and I called Guinness over my shoulder to come join up again. We kept on chatting and all of a sudden Rosheen disappeared. I stopped. Rosheen and Guinness lay in a pile on the ground! What the heck?!?! Guinness (who is 70lbs and can reach some impressive top speeds) had tried to oblige me by racing back to us at mach 3 speeds, but instead of passing on either side of us where there was a large grassy area and tons of room, he must have tried to squeeze in between us and hit Rosheen instead. I was speechless! Poor Rosheen was bloody, bruised and winded but still smiling (I don’t know HOW she does it!) and even concerned about Guinness! Missing skin on her elbows and palms of her hands, we started off again with Guinness on a leash. I felt bad for the rest of the day!
Tuesday 24th – unscheduled day off
Wednesday 25th – 8 km group run w/ tempo
Thursday 26th – 6+km
Friday 27th – rest
Saturday 28th – 10 km