So my weekend was pretty jammed pack with training, work, housework, and more training.
I'm not complaining, but rather stating that I'm pretty proud of the accomplishments, and it feels good to be tired when it is well-deserved.
I worked Friday and Sunday, and I will actually work tomorrow as well, but what I'm more happy with is the list of things I knocked out around the house. I mowed the lawn, trimmed a tree, cleaned my room, did laundry, cleaned our trailer, and posted my excess bikes on craigslist. Craigslist is an ongoing fight with the more-often than-not bottom feeders of society. "Hi, would you take $100 for the $1200 bike you posted? And could you deliver it to me?" It is so refreshing to get someone who is just trying to find a good deal, rather than rip you off as much as possible.
Anyway, that could be a whole weekend consuming project in itself, but my second favorite task was the trailer. My Dad and I are going to Bend this week, so the trailer needed to be cleaned. That is, after the back end had been completely rebuilt to combat rot destruction. I'll post some pictures of the trip as well as the remodel process later. It was pretty epic. There's something therapeutic about building things with your hands. I love seeing things take shape and being able to see something you constructed finally come together is one of the most rewarding experiences there is. I wish I could have helped even more with the trailer, but unfortunately I spend an inordinate amount of time tired and trying to recover from workouts rather than swinging hammers..
To summarize the weekends athletic endeavors:
FRIDAY 60 min open water swim fartlek
70 min run w/accelerations
SATURDAY 10k road race---33:17 1st place (I was hoping for a super-strong lead pack to try and hang with, but local races are totally hit-and miss)
3hr bike ride----relatively relaxed, but right after the race, and through lunch time. o boy.
Bryant threw in some tough hill repeats too.
SUNDAY 40k bike TT effort--55:04 (I'm pumped about this, it's 3:30 faster than last year, and I total ride-- 2:45min had no race wheels or aero gear at all)
As all the working folks out there know, it's tough to recover from training while you are working either at the office or around the house. But stuff just needs to get done, money needs to be made.. So I'm off to bed for hopefully a 10 hour night of sleep :)
