It's All About The Bike - Weekly Wrap

Happy Sunday and Happy Early Fourth of July to my American readers!  I hope you're all enjoying a glorious long weekend.   We also had a long weekend this weekend.  It was Canada Day on July 1st.   The studio also happens to be closed tomorrow so I don't have to go back in to work until Tuesday.  It's been a nice long vacation as I've been off for over a week.  It seems like a lot longer.  That's definitely a sign of a (mostly) good vacation .  I feel well rested and ready to get back at it.

My 3 favourite weeks of summer started yesterday:  the Tour de France is on!   This will be the only thing I watch over the next three weeks, ha ha.   For me, it signals the real start of summer.   July is always all about the bike and this year will be no exception, given the fact that I'm still not really running regularly.  I went out earlier this week and there was still a bit of discomfort but it's much better than it was.  I don't know that I'm ready to start building things up just yet though.  Since I'm not spending time on two feet,  I've been spending more time on two wheels.  I haven't swam in over a week but I'm going to get back into the pool tomorrow, which is not going to be pretty.  Watching the US Olympic swimming trials has inspired me to get my butt back in the water, ha ha.

I've also made a pact with myself to get back into the gym on a regular basis.  I'm not loving the way my clothes are fitting these days (a little TOO tight around the waist and thighs!) and my arms have become toothpicks again so it's time to put some muscle back on them!

I've go no races on the horizon so I'm just being active for the sake of being active.  Which is a refreshing change of pace for me.  I don't need to follow a plan or watch my power numbers or anything like that right now.  If I don't feel like doing something, I don't.  Like on Saturday morning, we drove up to the Quarry, thinking we'd do an open water swim but it was cold and windy out.  So, we didn't bother.  We hung out with some friends that were there, had our coffee and then got ready to ride.  I probably should have just slept in but whatever.  I got this cool shot and I got a big hug from my friend Irina so it was worth it.

So given I've gotten back into a bit of a workout groove this past week, I'm going to link up with Tricia and Holly for their weekly wrap.

Monday:  OFF  - spent a fair bit of time walking around Mont Tremblant, played mini golf and did some shopping.

Tuesday:  61km ride in Tremblant with the hubs.  I can't believe he rode all the hills with me two days post half ironman.  If that's not love, I don't know what is.

Wednesday:  OFF - Drove home from Tremblant

Thursday:  4.2km run followed by 45 minutes of strength work at the gym (!!!)

Friday:  50km ride out to Mississauga and back.  We literally sprinted home to beat the rain.

Saturday:  62km in the wind on my tri bike.   I felt REALLY good which was a nice change of pace!And I got to ride with some friends I haven't seen in a while.

Sunday:   76km around the 'burbs in the wind, again.  Just G and I, which was nice.  I was pretty happy to get 3 decent rides in over 3 days.

Total time: 10 hours 8 minutes.  Whoa.  Nice to know that I can still have a solid week of training!  It's amazing what you can do when you don't have to work, ha ha.

This week I think I'm going to join the Morning Glory crew for my first ride with them this year.  I hadn't been feeling very strong on the bike but I think a lot of that was in my head because of my injury.  So, I'll see how my legs feel on Tuesday and see if I can hang on for one or two laps with the MGCC Crew.  Friday will be the BIG test as to how much I love my bike, ha ha.

How was your week?  How did you celebrate the long weekend?