It's not just any Monday, it's BOSTON MARATHON MONDAY! My Social Media feeds have been all Boston all the time since Friday and I've loved every minute of it. I know what the excitement and anticipation feels like and it's so awesome to see it through other people's eyes. It's also Easter Monday so to those of you that have the day off, enjoy! Speaking of which, I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter Weekend. Ours was spent with family eating, riding, running and eating some more. It was a lovely weekend. It was just what I needed to get me out of my funk. Yup, I've been a bit down in the dumps for the last week. I was feeling a bit out of sorts and very unmotivated. I think it might have been the weather. It was pretty grey and rainy this past week and I was worried that I had done something to my glut and hamstring again, which weighed heavily on my mind. I had an appointment with my ART guy on Wednesday and all seems to be good. Yes, things are really tight (surprise!) so I have to keep on top of that. It may require another appointment but everything seems to be fine. Ironically, it's coming up on the one year anniversary of my injury so staying on top of any issues is definitely in the forefront of my mind. I do not want to piss away any more race entries!!! Nor do I want to miss the Morning Glory ladies camp in Lake Placid coming up on the second week of May. I'm SO EXCITED for that. It will be excellent prep for Tremblant and Lake Placid 70.3. I seem to have chosen all the hilly courses for my races this year so I should work on finding my climbing legs. That is part of my next month of training....bring on all the hills!
Speaking of training, despite my low motivation this past week, I still managed an alright week of training. I'm chalking that up to our 3 day weekend and the nice weather we had. This is how things rolled out...
Monday: 1850m swim + 30 minute upper body & core workout at home
Tuesday: 8.2km easy run part of it with my friend David who is running his first Boston marathon today!
Wednesday: 2500m swim.
Thursday: 18km easy spin along the trail + 30 minutes of upper body, core and balance work.
Friday: 68.5km around the GTA with G. It was a beautiful day for a ride!
Saturday: 15km run in the pouring rain. I thought it was going to suck but it was actually quite nice.
Sunday: 78.5km ride with Morning Glory. This was part of the development ride so it was a very nice easy pace. Just what my legs needed after a 15km run. I think I will be back out with MGCC this week, the mornings are looking warmer and rain free so that means all systems go!
Totals for the week:
Swim: 4350m
Bike: 165km (getting back on track!)
Run: 23km
Total time: 10h 45 minutes
How was your week of training? Are you tuning in to watch the Boston Marathon this morning? I will be firmly planted in front of the TV for the next couple of hours!
Happy Monday folks, make it a good one!
~ Coach PK
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