13 days and counting to Ironman Lake Placid! Kids arrived in Shanghai safely and Mako does not understand what tapering means...
This weekend I had a lot of extra time on my hands....why? 3:30 was my LONG ride - wow...amazing to be done riding before noon, even after a luxurious post ride coffee at Peet's with Jen. I was home and showered and not wiped out for the day.
I decided to ship my bike with Tri Bike Transport since the kids were originally coming with us and with 4 people + a bike we would need a BIG car...and I signed up tor TBT last year- anyway it is nice to not have break down and pack the bike, BUT I have to give up my bike 2 weeks early. So I had to have it ready to go and at Nytro by Sunday noon - we decided to drop it off Saturday and have a date night- Actually out to dinner on a Saturday night in Encinitas- we had a great time, ate too much and still manged to be home by 8:30!
And the house is quite....with 2 teenagers gone there isless mess no mess and less stress. I love my kids but summer and teenagers = late nights and continual texting of "can I go..." and usually the texts come in around 10pm or 10 minutes before they promised to be home. So my sleep is interrupted and I really don't fall into a deep sleep until they are both home. So with them over 6000 miles away, somehow I can not worried. Makes it easier as they are with my brother and family for the 1st 2 weeks.
Thanks so Skype we are in touch and I am up to date on their trip so far....fun weekend exploring the city and settling in. JD Skyped me after his 1st day of school.... "holy F Mandarin is HARD. This is REAL school" Not sure what they expected but seems they worked from 9-12:30 with a 20 minute break- they drilled them on vowels and sounding them out. JD and RM are the only 2 in the class as the other kids have been there 2 weeks and are more advanced at this point. After 5 hours of hard work they headed out on the town for some sightseeing and shopping.
Today's taper ride was one of the best in a long time.....catching up with rock star Beth and Noko for a ride that was all about chatting and enjoying the beautiful Southern CA day. I have 3 more big swims.... checking them off 1 at a time... I know they are good for me and good for my IM and now with the race in sight I can do them. Yesterday I knocked off 2x 1000 3x500 and then 10x100 and I was shocked at my pace on the 100's...double take on when I came in and was thinking okay that is just the 1st one and then I knocked them off 1 at a time. See I have NOT been swimming with the clock- I was just too frustrated with my times and pace so for the last 3 weeks I swim all by feel and have pushed it hard and now to see the clock- I am liking it..... In a weird way and very unlike me I am looking forward to my next swim- and will be using the clock :)
From here on in.....focused on eating well and sleeping well! Dinner tonight- Kale with small amount of sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, toasted hemp seeds, dried blueberries and cherries + toasted almonds...marinated all day and it was delicious! Small amount of salmon for good protein and I am satiated and happy.
This weekend I had a lot of extra time on my hands....why? 3:30 was my LONG ride - wow...amazing to be done riding before noon, even after a luxurious post ride coffee at Peet's with Jen. I was home and showered and not wiped out for the day.
I decided to ship my bike with Tri Bike Transport since the kids were originally coming with us and with 4 people + a bike we would need a BIG car...and I signed up tor TBT last year- anyway it is nice to not have break down and pack the bike, BUT I have to give up my bike 2 weeks early. So I had to have it ready to go and at Nytro by Sunday noon - we decided to drop it off Saturday and have a date night- Actually out to dinner on a Saturday night in Encinitas- we had a great time, ate too much and still manged to be home by 8:30!
And the house is quite....with 2 teenagers gone there is
Thanks so Skype we are in touch and I am up to date on their trip so far....fun weekend exploring the city and settling in. JD Skyped me after his 1st day of school.... "holy F Mandarin is HARD. This is REAL school" Not sure what they expected but seems they worked from 9-12:30 with a 20 minute break- they drilled them on vowels and sounding them out. JD and RM are the only 2 in the class as the other kids have been there 2 weeks and are more advanced at this point. After 5 hours of hard work they headed out on the town for some sightseeing and shopping.
Today's taper ride was one of the best in a long time.....catching up with rock star Beth and Noko for a ride that was all about chatting and enjoying the beautiful Southern CA day. I have 3 more big swims.... checking them off 1 at a time... I know they are good for me and good for my IM and now with the race in sight I can do them. Yesterday I knocked off 2x 1000 3x500 and then 10x100 and I was shocked at my pace on the 100's...double take on when I came in and was thinking okay that is just the 1st one and then I knocked them off 1 at a time. See I have NOT been swimming with the clock- I was just too frustrated with my times and pace so for the last 3 weeks I swim all by feel and have pushed it hard and now to see the clock- I am liking it..... In a weird way and very unlike me I am looking forward to my next swim- and will be using the clock :)
From here on in.....focused on eating well and sleeping well! Dinner tonight- Kale with small amount of sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, toasted hemp seeds, dried blueberries and cherries + toasted almonds...marinated all day and it was delicious! Small amount of salmon for good protein and I am satiated and happy.
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