I'm coming to you from my favourite chair in our living room. Yup, we're back on home soil. I'm happy but sad at the same time. It's really nice to be back in our own house, sleeping in our own bed. And of course, the first thing I did as soon as we got in after grocery shopping, was fill up the tub with some lavender scented epsom salts and bubble bath. HEAVENLY. I'd like to say the drive home was a breeze, well the second half of it was but the first half was BRUTAL. I think March 31st is probably NOT the smartest day to leave Florida. At one point when we were crawling along the interstate, I looked around and noticed that the occupants of pretty much every single car around us were at least 75 years old. It was the senior citizens exodus. Which might have explained why the traffic was so freaking brutal. It took us over 3 hours to get through 2/3 of Georgia. Georgia isn't that big! Our first day drive was about 13 hours. It should have been 10. Traffic karma made up for it the next day. We flew through Virginia & West Virginia. Even with stops, we still managed to make up time. The Border was smooth sailing as well. Gotta love having a Nexus card!
I was fully expecting to freeze my butt off when we got back but it was actually quite nice. The sun was shining as we drove across the border and there was a nice breeze. It definitely feels like spring. That being said, I don't remember how to dress for these temps so getting ready for yesterday's run was challenging. It was 14 degrees but in Florida that would have been chilly so I put on capris and a very light long sleeve shirt. WRONG. I was quite toasty. Shorts would have been a better idea, even after the sun disappeared, I was still pretty warm. Lesson learned.
Now that I'm back home and I have an idea as to what the weather is really like, I think I'm going to try to brave things and ride outside. I honestly don't know that I can face being back in the basement. I know that Morning Glory has been out riding during the week and this past weekend and it was only 4 degrees out! THAT'S crazy talk. Although there is a good chance I will be drinking that Kool-Aid this weekend. And I'm planning on suiting up and heading out on two wheels this afternoon to test the waters.
Now that I'm back home, a lot of people have asked me "Now What?". Well, I currently have a nicely manageable roster of athletes and planning for and monitoring them keeps me trucking along. I still have to do my practical exam for my personal training certification so that will probably take up a lot of my time over the next few weeks. I'm also doing some part time work for the Canadian Public Relations Society so I have just enough on my plate to keep me busy-ish, which is perfect. There are a few other things in the works but I'll keep them under wraps for now until they get firmed up. That's all I'm going to say about that, he he.
Anyway, let's get to the real meat of this post. My last week of fun in the sun! Again, it was all about the bike, however, I surprisingly had a huge week in the pool as well. Wonders never cease.
Monday: 2286m recovery swim. My legs were pretty sore from the clay trail run so I had nice easy swim at the NTC.
Tuesday: 2469m swim with SLAP followed by a 90.5km ride to almost the top of the Apopka Trail. I thought I reached the top when I got to Apopka Station but realized when I stopped at a map on my way back that the trail actually went 1.6 miles FURTHER. UGH. Guess I'll have to wait until next year to see what's at the top of the trail! But I love that I was able to ride 90km on TRAILS. I wasn't on the road ONCE during this ride other than to cross the street. Florida has definitely got this whole trail thing right!
Wednesday: 20.5km Another really easy spin on another local trail. I had planned to do a run and go to the gym but that never happened.
I did come home to this email though, which made me chuckle. Can I represent Canada instead???
Thursday: 2100m: last swim with SLAP in the 50m pool and then my last ride with the Clermont Crew. They even took me on a different route! My goal was to ride 100km that day but I was pretty pooched by the time I got back and it was scorching hot out. I realized shortly after I got in that I was just shy of my 200km weekly cycling goal so I went back out and did another 5.8km Total for the day was 91km. I didn't have it in me to ride the extra 9km, not after fighting a headwind all the way back, ha ha.
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| Serious #RideMatchy action happening! This WAS NOT planned! |
Friday: I had big plans for this morning, I was going to run and go to the gym but we were out the night before and I had a splitting headache when I went to bed so I slept in until 6:45 and then had to finish packing and cleaning out the fridge. So no workouts.
Saturday: Another day spent in the car.
Sunday: Back home and up early to go swim with Normac. 3200m done, followed by a 12km run.
Totals:
Swim: 10,550m the biggest week I've ever had swimming!
Bike: 201km
Run: 12.3km
Total time: 11h 50 minutes.
Now that I'm back home, my workout schedule will be changing. I'll be back to early mornings once again. I'm kind of looking forward to that. It's nice to come home after a workout and know that you still have most of your day to be productive. That should result in some more content on the blog!
Now I need to finally finish unpacking and then go get on the bike!
I'll leave you with this Monday Mantra:
~ Happy Monday!
How was your week of training? Has spring arrived for you yet??
Coach PK
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