"March 1st and I'm whacked!

I suspected that I would be a bit tired after my tough ride yesterday, but you never truly know how you feel until you head out for the next days adventures. I planned on a 30km run and sure enough I knew 10 minutes into it that it was going to be a tough go. I quickly justifed shortening it with the rationale that I had done half the IM bike distance yesterday and so it would be appropriate to follow it up with half the IM run distance today(21.kms). I put the decision off as long as I could however and when it came time to commit, for some stubborn reason I decided to go for it. I finished the 30k in 2 hours, 50 minutes which is a bit slower than my recent long runs but I'm still good with it. I am truly bagged though. Although it was a nice dry day and mostly sunny it was still tough with a temperature of minus 7 and a mean wind. I hope that as March marches on the temperature starts to climb quickly. Tomorrow I will make swimming my priority and maybe a short, easy run if I feel up to it.

So, it's the first of March. About half way through my training time. If I were to assess my situation right now compared to my hopes of last fall I would say that generally I'm ok. You may recall that my plan was to spend the winter getting my running and swimming put to bed while maintaining my biking fitness at, or close to the level it was. I believe I am in very good shape run wise, my cycling is probably better then I dared hoped, primarily because of the computrainer, and of course my swimming sucks! Overall not bad. I will try very hard to make some headway in the pool over the next month. I think with a concerted regular effort I should be able to catch up.

I haven't followed up on my commitment to get my resistance program going, and that's bumming me out a little.

One month to go til my first race of any kind. That's Around the Bay 30k in Hamilton which Brett is going to do with me, and then 6 weeks later to the planned London marathon, which he's going to join me for as well. I will not rest for these races as I usually would, simply because they are intended as hard workouts with the only intention being to gain fitness and confidence. The triathlon season really starts shortly after the marathon.

So the way I see it I really need to have my running and swimming generally put to bed by mid april, so that I can start concentrating on longer and longer bike rides.

Teresa , read the Feb 16th post, and welcome home from the mountain.
Cory, are you ok? Somebody check on her please, other wise I'm gonna have to go see her.
Peter, get over here and get me motivated with these weights.
Miguette, you'll get your clothesline once the ground thaws. My laundry will follow immediately.
Dad, I missed you today.

I wish to dedicate day 165 to Gerrit (Gerry) de Haan, father of my friend. He will undergo serious heart surgery on tuesday. He's as Dutch as a man can get so he should be ok, but regardless, please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade."---Charles Dickens

love
peter