I don’t think we did 40k on red rock the other day so I’m calling Saturdays ride my first 40k of the season. I headed south going uphill into a 20km/h wind. It was really tough slogging for about an hour. That’s averaging only 20 for the first hour; my legs were feeling it. Then I turned around. Coming home I averaged over 40 with the wind and downhillish. It felt good. Then I checked the tour and found that Cancellara had averaged over 46 over 15k. I have a better appreciation for the quality and fitness those guys have.
Gee I like swimming. Did another 100 lengths today. I should really call it 2500 m. I think that sounds more impressive 
Darryl has gone swimming 4 times the week I think and is starting to quite like it. We had a race today and he beat me fair and square. Tanner was in the race, too, and we made him count to 3 before he could start. He beat us easy by a couple of lengths: Tanner is really fast. And that was after having done 100 lengths, too. We gave Taylor a 3 second headstart and I think she still beat me. I’m resigned to the fact that I’m not fast but I can swim a whole lot of lengths. I love swimming with Tanner.
We hope to go to the gym later this morning and then maybe I’ll do a quick bike ride.
Make it a good day.
Wow! What a beautiful ride we went on yesterday. We left the campground around 9ish and returned 2 1/2 glorious hours later. I had never ridden up to Red Rock before on the bike and it was a great ride. Although it didn’t seem like it, we were climbing much of the way. It felt more like lots of rolling hills. coming back, though, we had to pedal up a couple hills but for the most part we were coasting the whole way. Bob and had met Matt and Lyndsay in their campground who are on a racing team in Calgary and so he invited them to join us. They are a great couple and great bikers. However, …, on the downhills Bob and I were signficantly faster. I’m not sure if Lyndsay liked the high speed downhills. Of course Bob and I probably outweighed them by 50+ pounds so our superior training (i.e. eating) helped out. Another “however” was that on the uphills Lyndsay made us look like we were standing still; she was a fantastic climber. Matt seemed to go as fast as he figured he needed. I’d like to see him riding all out; great cyclist.
After the ride Bob took Trish, Leah and I out to Pearls for wraps and cinnamon buns. It was a great restaurant – one of the best in Waterton. All in all it was a great day. When I got home we fixed up the pool and then I had band practice. I like Thursdays.
Make it a glorious day.
Tanner and I went and did 2 circuits in the gym today. Took us about 75 minutes. Our time will decrease as we learn the routines. My upper body was feeling pretty spent at the end of the session; it felt great. We’ll try to keep that up 3 times a week during the summer and, if Tanner wants, continue when he’s back in school. I can use the gym at the college in the fall but I like going with Tanner so might just continue here. We’ll see. Didn’t eat that great again today. Donna is making ice cream cookie sandwiches – my favourite. I had two but will now call it quits. I think I’ll go for a quick 20k ride tonight before the harder ride tomorrow with Bob.
I was still in a deficit yesterday because of the swim but I ate when I wasn’t hungry – gotta stop that. Today holds a session in the gym on core and a bike ride. Tomorrow a bike ride with Bob!