a recovery week...sort of ......

okay, that was a recovery week if i ever saw one....but you know what? it was a little too good...no running, no swimming, no bike, just doing stuff, and stuff with my kids during their spring break?....i guess that's okay isn't it....monday, they're back in school, and i can get back into training.

and the training's going fine...am looking forward to doing the st albert 10 miler in 3 weeks...and learn what it feels like to get my assed kicked by everyone i know......but that'll be fun too....interesting tidbit, just as coronation pool is only 49 meters long, and not 50...the st albert 10 miler isn't...it's 9.99999690624.....so at least it's close......don't know what my time's gonna be, but i know i can do the canada day 15K in 1:14 easily, and did this very race in 1:20 in 2004 ( i was so much older then, i'm younger then that now kerri), so i'd be happy with whatever....the cool thing is, a lot of friendly faces will be doing it with me, a few of my favorite people, and some i even like..so that'll be fun too......and there's at least 1 person i'm gonna sign up, 'cause you are going to do it with me (and u know who you are!).......

anyway, swimming monday, tuesday and possibly wednesday (should be 1500 meters each day), biking monday, wednesday and saturday (25, 25 and 45 miles) and a bunch of running (may try and run the 10 miler route 10 iles, come on it's only 10 miles...just keep singing that captain tractor song...up the hill!!!!.......anyway, and it's a cheap race, the t-shirt's cool (max)...and i get to run past my street, and kids twice...so what could better huh

anyway, w

a relaxing week, now to get busy

okay, that was a recovery week if i ever saw one....but you know what? it was a little too good...no running, no swimming, no bike, just doing stuff, and stuff with my kids during their spring break?....i guess that's okay isn't it....monday, they're back in school, and i can get back into training.

and the training's going fine...am looking forward to doing the st albert 10 miler in 3 weeks...and learn what it feels like to get my assed kicked by everyone i know......but that'll be fun too....interesting tidbit, just as coronation pool is only 49 meters long, and not 50...the st albert 10 miler isn't...it's 9.99999690624.....so at least it's close......don't know what my time's gonna be, but i know i can do the canada day 15K in 1:14 easily, and did this very race in 1:20 in 2004 ( i was so much older then, i'm younger then that now kerri), so i'd be happy with whatever....the cool thing is, a lot of friendly faces will be doing it with me, a few of my favorite people, and some i even like..so that'll be fun too......and there's at least 1 person i'm gonna sign up, 'cause you are going to do it with me (and u know who you are!).......

anyway, swimming monday, tuesday and possibly wednesday (should be 1500 meters each day), biking monday, wednesday and saturday (25, 25 and 45 miles) and a bunch of running (may try and run the 10 miler route 10 iles, come on it's only 10 miles...just keep singing that captain tractor song...up the hill!!!!.......anyway, and it's a cheap race, the t-shirt's cool (max)...and i get to run past my street, and kids twice...so what could better huh

anyway, w

another year, another vancouver marathon not done!!!

oh, boo hoo....no big deal. just decided, and thought, do i really wanna go to vancouver this may....and thought...nope..i wanna have fun this year....so am making a changing plans...good bye vancouver, hello concentraiting on the grate white north tri, and who knows, something different in october.....oh, and did i just say i was gonna do leg 4 at death race...how did i get sucked into that?


w

7 weeks to vancouver, 16 weeks to GWN, then d-race!

okay, so this has been a weird, yet okay start to another training week...i just have 2 keep my head toegether (in other words i could probably use professinal help!).....but you know what, as long as i keep training, i think i'll be alright?.......it's just getting my ass out the door, getting my speedo into the pool, and butt on my bike trainer, stretching my ass off, hitting the weight room at least once a week, and a bunch of hanging out with friends, and i'll be alright.......it's just that getting my ass out the door thing.....

or even outa bed.....this is going to sound funny, or really, really sad...okay really sad, since the kids went back to school in september, i've been setting my alram clock for 6AM, to give me time to stretch and get ready for the day, a half hour before the kids start waking up..and you know what, i have yet to wake up before 6:30......i just feel soooooo tired.......and lazy....then after the kids leave for school, it takes be

at least an hour to get myself out the door, or just for me to decide what to do (there's so much)...and yes, i do have a schedule BUT, you can't always do what you have to do right?.....you know, like monday, i just, slept!...did some housework, and just relaxed (maybe i needed it)...i don't need to look for my motivation...i thyink it's on a plane destined for hawaii about now....but yesterday, i'd given up again...but took a shower, after i got out (cover your eyes kim), i got on the bike and spinervaled (15.0) for an hour.....then after lunch hit the coronation pool for a quickie (2000 meters)..and felt great!...the swim was awesome. the pool was cut in half for some reason so i had to swim with what i thought was the swift bunch, but with only 4 lanes, it was like everyone..so it should have been frustraiting...but it wasn't.....i passed some, raced the guys and gals in the next lane, and felt really good about the swim..and the bike was fine.....and even though i'd planned on doing 16 or 18 mile this morning, by the time i got myself motivated, well, i drove down to the kinsmen, ran a quick 5 miles trhough the hills and stairs, and then hit the weight room, and then stretched a bunch, and tonight, i'll go for another run with the callingwood group (hope they don't kick my ass)...and that'll make for a good week so far.........and i am putting in the time..last week, my runs made up for 6 hours alone, and i swam a couple of times, and spent about 4 hours on the bike....so that's okay.....

now if i could just wake up!!

w

i'm so afraid!!!

i had a bit of a start 2 day...was going through my cds, picking out something to listen to, clicked on this retrospective supertramp thing (crime of the century), and wow....is that stuff old...i can still remember though, when i first heard that first cut, that first note from that harp at the start of school......i was working for CNRAIL in 1979, had just pul;led up to this white fleet trailer near some old grain elevators just outside Battleford Saskatchewan, set up my old ghettoblaster, and that's what came out...out in the middle of nowhere...sent shivers down my spine back then...and still does today......so quickly put on some snow patrol...ahh now that's better...

w

what an amazing week!

what an amazing week this was binky!...managed a bunch of running, a few good hours on the bike training spinning to spinervals, and even squeeked in 1500 meters at coronation on wednesday.....and some multi training days (that means 3 or 4 showers a day!)..made me feel really good...and tired!...but that's good stuff

and the snow is melting....saw a bunch (okay 2) roadies out this afternoon, and saw one geek training to pace a couple of carloads of pissed off drivers on sturgeon road last week....nuts or what!..it's such a narrow road, and too much crap on the shoulders to be able to get out of the way....man, i felt like running him over myself!......but got the old bike polished up, the new one is aching to get out on the road (hello legal)....and think the old marin mtn might be making a trip with me to work next weekend, and maybe to revolution for a tune up this spring too...i imagine there's a huge waiting list already, but i just want it running and ready to go so i can start climbing through terwilliger this spring!........

you know what, this, i think is gonna be a great year!.....i've signed up for all i'm gonna do...still not sure about october yet..to i go out and visit NYC, or do i go to victoria, or what.......

will have to see....maybe i'll decide what i feel like after the vancouver marathon (in 7 weeks!)

ahhh...oh well, this week it's push to a long run of 32k or so, and 10 hills on thursday...so i should be fine!

w

i love being a party of 5!!!

okay, so what's up?......

i think i'm supposed 2 run 17 miles this morning or forever or something(or weekend?), but did 13 or so very slowly on Sunday, so figure I'll sit in front of the key-bored this AM and see how i feel in about 1/2 and hour more or less....if i wait 2 long this may become a swim training day (a virtual training day even?)...whatever.....am feeling kinda groggy too..may have to cut out those 4 tazo chi nights....sleeping's becoming 2 optional.)

i just need 2 wake up (or maybe I'm still dreaming...no, don't see kim anywhere around....just kidding dear) ......

actually i'm feeling pretty beat up, so think i'll just do the pool before work today, do something about 6K early tomorrow morning, and maybe spin that bike, do some speed work (maybe a few 1600 meter repeats on a treadmill at work), and then go long sunday if i can get off work again....will have to see? (or maybe i'll just dream somemore...hmmmmm)
....anyway, this is weird?...normally at this time I'd B freaking out...less then 9 weeks 2 the Vancouver marathon and i haven't yet bailed (what the hell's wrong with me!)...maybe this is, like, a new me, maybe dementia is supposed to feel like..or maybe I'm just delusional......but guess i just don't care, and i am a little hurt, so heck, i even have an excuse .... (how many times can you fall on the same knee????)
but oh well..i'll go, i'll run 26.2 and enjoy the sites and sounds of vancouver in the springtime, and hopefully will have some fun. ...or maybe i'll just sit around the house a listen to some tunes, go out for lunch...whatever, it's all good....

i guess that's the whole point, this is supposed 2 b fun isn't it?.......am listening to lucinda and some sereena ryder (wow!) right now, by the way...great CDs...

was supposed to go and check out lyall lovett, john haitt, guy clark & someone else 2-night, but gotta work....i would prbably have been able 2 take the night off and go, BUT stupid me, took last sunday off to run 23K, so can't afford to take a 2nd day off...will have to save

that 4 later (like maybe this sunday?)........know i have to train more, but unlike last year at this time, i seem way 2 relaxed...may b that's a good thing, maybe not, i seem 2 b looking forward 2 a lot more stuff though then i was at this time last year...okay, so honestly, i am not looking forward to death race...seems like not a whole lot of people are going!!!....well, okay lots of people are going, but hardly anyone i know and/or like are going...so i don't know, it could be fun, but if we get 2 serious i'm outa here

actually, i am freaking out about all that....our team team name!...what's wrong with party of 5!?

(how about we do t-shirts with jennifer love hewitt on 'em...?)....oh well, i love to bitch, so i guess i'm not helping myself here.....it'll be fun (maybe?)

anyway, 58 days to the van marathon, 17 weeks to the great white north tri, a whole bunch of weeks until death race......it's starting out to be a very cool year...

don't know why i've posted this, but i was site seeing at lighthouse park in vancouver years ago, and, well, i've got lots of pictures of trees and the ocean..and i mean, there's only so much of that

that a guy can take?

w

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i'm having fun...but i'm so tired!!!!

i feel so good

w

trying not 2 make myself sick....

so, i feel a little snowed under...this has been an awesome week...got a ton of running in, hit the bike a couple of times, and even swam and did weights...but excuse me, swimming's becoming a pain in the butt...just what is it with the pool at coronation (i refuse to call it the peter hemmingway....it takes to long to say and/or spell out...but almost everytime i head out to that pool, it's busy...either with water aerobics or hi school kids day at the pool.....i need to swim serious, not spending my time swiming around a bunch of old, well, you know old what!......and, actually running's getting to be too weird....i've been thinking back to what i've run, and what i've used for distance, and am getting bored.....maybe i need to find a new running group, or group of friends...i'm finding it really hard to run on my own..no motivation i guess...maybe i should stick to virtual training..then i guess that would be so cool, i could pretend i'm training with maria sharapova or something....and i'd never have to leave the house

...well, it's 9 weeks to the vancouver marathon, 17 to the great white north tri, wow, i can hardly wait!



w