So this week has been interesting. I had to put the training on hold this past weekend because I was volunteering at Crossfit Regionals. That said I was on my feet for most of the weekend so it's not like I was just sitting around. So Monday my sister, Lesley and I head out on a long bike ride. We started off at home (Ash and I) and met up with Lesley at Trinity Commons. From there we went up to Caledon East and I went off with some C3 friends for some more riding and Ash and Lesley went off on their own. I knew I wanted to be out for at least 3 hours so I added on more time with my C3 training buddies. We ended up riding down to Castlederg Sideroad to Hwy 27 and then turned around and head back. From there we went up Mt. Pleasant (BRUTAL) - I actually had nothing left in my legs and just could not get to the top of that hill so I actually got off and walked about a 1/3 of the hill. I did however get to enjoy going back down that hill (50k/hr down the hill) at which point I left and went home. From there it was about a 30km ride home so all in all my grand total on Sunday, drumroll please… 102km!!!! First big ride of the year for me and although I struggled a bit around 60km I'm really pleased to have pushed through the suck and got it done.
For this ride I was using some home made treats, as well as water and a mix that Ash picked up at regionals. I've decided though, after talking to the rep from Infinit Nutrition to try their products. Basically they look at your size, and how much you sweat and how long you are training/racing and customize a drink for you. The drink has literally everything you need in it so fingers crossed this will be a good option for me! I'm talking to them tomorrow and should get the product fairly soon after that.
So Tuesday I guess the weekend and Monday's ride caught up to me and I literally did NOTHING! I was just to drained so I listened to my body and took the day to rest.
But the rest was short lived. Met up with some training buddies this morning and had an awesome ride from Caledon East to Erin (about 60k round trip). Heading out to Erin is tough - especially going along Old Base Line from McLaughlin to about Creditview. HOLY HILLS!!!! Totally painful but really satisfying when you get to the top. Stopped in Erin at the Bakery for coffee and treats and then head home. Coming home was a blast - so fast!!!!! All those hills you climb to get to Erin are much more fun when you are heading back down them! What a blast - I love that around the badlands (on Old Base) you can literally pick up enough speed to actually be going fast enough on the bike to be above the posted speed limit. The limit is 40km/hr but today I was able to get up to 50km/hr coming down that sucker!!! So fun to have that sign flash (SLOW DOWN) haha - I'm not the best at going downhills, as I generally get a little nervous but some hills that I know what to expect on - I just leave my breaks alone and let it fly. It's just such a cool feeling to buzz down the hills!
So after the ride I finally got around to sending out an email to start the fundraising for Ironman. HOLY CRAP - totally impressed by the generosity of my friends! Seriously within about 20 minutes I got over $400 worth of donations! So great! Just gives you such a good feeling to see donations coming in - and really motivates me to keep the training up! Mt Tremblant 70.3 is about a month away and Ironman is only 3 months away. It's crazy how fast the time is going by - it really will be here before I know it and that is a little insane! First things first is the Ride to Conquer Cancer - 3 weeks away and I just got checked in today so I should get my kit soon. The jerseys are awesome this year so I'm really pumped to get out and ride!!!
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