Vegas Baby!!!!

A funny thing happened when I asked a Travel Agent, how much to Vegas.
I got a great deal and I fly out on Monday.

It kinda sucks I have to pay Double Occupancy with nobody to travel with me... Now if one of the ladies I have been hitting on over the last few months happened to show up wouldn't hurt my feelings. But let's be honest they couldn't say yes to a cup of coffee so it's time to change venues.

A trip on my own may be exactly what I need to reset.

Rough week ending on a good note

Well I knew going into this week it was going to be heavy. Mike had 10.7 hours on the books planned for me and I got most of it done. I have to find a pattern for the daily stretching as that hasn't gone well, one day good, two bad. There was a run planned after a night shift and OH man that was wild... the body and mind were having a Battle Royal as to staying awake or passing out. I slept real good once I got home... I missed my turn and took the long way home. I got up that same day and tried to go swimming and dumb college kids were being punks in the lanes so I left and got to work early and had bites of my second breakfast in between my co-workers asking questions.

So I thought it was one bad day out 7 but other people had a different perspective. I guess they think I am mad when I am quiet. OOps onto another week.



Year to date training Swim 6:09 / Bike 7:10 / Run 5:41 / Weights 4:23

Kamloops

So I took off a while back to go skiing at Sunpeak's Resort outside of Kamloops. The hill is not as tall or steep as Sunshine but it had very nice wide runs that were great for cruising on. I spent the day with my younger Cousin who is going to school there. We had a good day, I had the only crash on the day. There was "the easy way out" cross the run that we were on and I didn't realize until it was too late that it formed a bit of a jump. Those that ski with me know I haven't figured out how to stick the landing yet. So yep I landed almost caught myself but a tip or edge grabbed and took me for another ride. I landed on my hip and my head bounced off the packed snow and dazed me for a bit. Lets just say the rest of the run I thought about that helmet that was sitting on my boot rack in calgary.... dumb I say dumb.

I had decided to get there by Greyhound might as well let someone else do the driving so I can catch up on my sleep as I was going on nightshifts when I got back. Well it was a good thing I did because on the way back the snow over the mountain pass was insane. The snow plows had not come out yet but the bus kept going, at 80kph though and an hour late... but least I didn't have to drive :)

Best weekend in a while

After finding my favorite Sports Massage place no longer listed in the phone book a month ago I have finally found a replacement. I had a deep tissue massage on my legs and I can't believe how well I felt the day after. I had a run with no real issues for the first time in a while. absolute bliss!!!

I also tried Hot Yoga for the first time, my goal according to the instructor was to just stay in the room and do the posses that I could for 90 min at 100-105 degrees was amazing!!! I was able to do all but a few postures... the lady on the mat in front of me had herself bent over backwards and smiled at me as I sat their in disbelief / shock that the body could bend like that. I think doing yoga in that heat will be good for my flexibility and help me get used to exercising in heat (like IMC09)

My last piece of news is that I HAVE A TRI COACH!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had a meeting with Coach Mike and we both agree that this could work. (He was interviewing me as I was interviewing him for our jobs) It was very interesting talking with someone that had some similar training ideas and he has some of the pieces of the puzzle that I feel that I have been missing. He also uses the Total Immersion swim program with a twist so my Fall swim class wasn't wasted.

It was great to hear him say my work schedule is not weird and that he can create a great plan for me based on it. He also understood the wacky stresses shift work can put a person through. It was an eye opener it was the first time I have met someone that hasn't done nights but gets it.

In a few days I get my first plan from him and I can't wait!!! this year is gonna be great!!!!!

POW day at sunshine

Today is opening day at sunshine ski resort. On Tuesday they had 24cm of snow drop and because it was opening day nobody had touched it.

Jed and I were about the 6th person down Wolverine run, Jed biffed it and all I saw was a mushroom cloud of powder in the air. The people on the chair had a good laugh as did I when I fell over from laughing too hard :) We were waist high in powder on that run.... it was great. By the time we got back to the top for another run there must have been 20 tracks. Our timing was great.

It's kinda weird how I have been working on strengthening my hips for my running issues. Now my super load bearing cycling Quads were quivering today. I was kinda disgusted with myself, not being able to finish a run with out stopping 1/3 and 2/3 down. We didn't do a full day, both of us had the opinion that we did not need to kill ourselves on the first ski day.

What's that phrase... a bad day skiing beats any day in the city :)

I AM IN!!!!!!

I just got an email from the folks at The Great White North Triathlon.
They had a spot available and I am in now!!!!

My summer just got a whole lot more interesting !!!

www.gwntriathlon.com July 6, 2008
www.sylvanlaketri.com July 26, 2008

Early Winter Plans

Well the great spreadsheet has spoken. The EMS race test went well. So here is the battle plan to avoid getting HUGE this winter.

1) I plan on running every other day, on days I work I go hit the treadmill, days off hopefully will be outside.
2) I gotta start riding the bike to work 2 shifts per week, it's so depressing thinking how much I rode before I bought my car (damned... I can't believe I haven't found a name for the Saturan yet)
3) at least once on my "weekend" I am going to Yoga class at MRC. I found a podcast or two to do probably before sleep just because it gets me so relaxed.