Lovin spring again

This was a good week. Went grocery shopping Sunday and bought food for four meals or so. It so much less stress to always have dinner (and lunch) for the week without the daily trip to the store. Am going to try and go shopping tonight for this week. 

Tritons race- I guess Holly Walker signed up. I would love, love,love to be able to see her on the bike. If she is visible then I think I could do better at chasing her down. You should see the t-shirts they got. Tie Dye. 

Masters- Sunday practice is at Bogert for the rest of the summer. I don't really want to go to these workouts. The pool is short, warm, and shallow and there are no lane lines. Sticking to the pond or Hyalite is probably better. Also not masters on Monday and Wednesday. Just Tuesday and Thursday.

Can you explain Wednesday's ride a little better to me. Ride the course but just TT for 20 minutes? Not the whole course?

Schedule- Next week. Big work day Tuesday. No time for a mid-day run or swim. Monday- Doctor appointment at 12:30.

Tuesday - Had an experiment and there really is no good stopping point. Ran in the am, before work. Legs were heavy. Didn't run fast.

Masters-got in around 3600. Bonked before I even started swimming. Was seeing stars and couldn't focus my vision. Dont think i had time to eat enough during the day. That would be great, to pass out in the pool. Found some extra food in my bag, inhaled it, and felt better for the rest of the swim.

Wed- you know it is Ironman season when you start wearing compression socks to work, and eat 6 meals a day.
Weather ended up being pretty good. Rode outside. Had headwind for the first 45 minutes and then the hour at pace was done downhill with a tailwind. Not ideal, but I didn't plan on the wind and a did have a couple of hills to climb.
Ran for 30 minutes. The weather was awesome. Really enjoyed the late evening sun and the warmth.

Thursday- 
Swim- get in, bust it out, get out. 50s were good. The four fast got pretty hard.
The weather decided to monsoon at 5pm. Got soaked on the commute home. Bailed on the girls ride. Set up the trainer and then guess what, the rain stopped for about 2 hours. Watched the sidewalk dry while I agonized away on the trainer, but hey I was on the TT bike. Rain started again at about 8pm.

Friday- swim-get in, bust it out, and get out. Somebody told me I swim a long time, and it was only a 300. Hmmm. Swimming at MSU makes me feel fast, then I go to masters and I am slow again.
Nice run on a trail. Saw some baby rabbits. I love spring.

Saturday- you already know about the race. Funny thing though, I felt great on the flats. Actually caught one girl and then at the night hill she rode away from me. Got dropped like a hot potato.  Getting dropped sucks. You get to spend the rest of the race wondering why. It was fun to meet Charisa. She was really nice and gave me some good tips for Wisconsin. Hope her Frankfurt race goes well. 

Sunday- Got in some good sleep. Wasn't as tired as last Sunday. The swim was nice and easy. Lots of people at the pond swimming.
Run- was in a bit of a time crunch. My father (actually my mother) was being demanding. Anyway, went up Sypes Canyon and continued north toward Cottonwood Canyon. A lot steeper than the Bangtails. Hiking was even hard. Not sure about elevation gain, but am pretty sure it was more than Stone Creek. I wasn't too far from Baldy. Ended up being out for about 2:20. 

Monday- Legs tired. Commute to work was nice. Felt good to spin the legs out.