my inspiration

Love this picture....actually, i don't know why?....guess cause it's a picture of what i still love to do.

it's hard. sometimes it's just hard to get going, sometimes it's hard to get out of bed and get going, but once i do, man it feels so good, so natural, so fun..okay, maybe not always fun, but always enjoyable, but in a fun sort of way. and also, well, the picture says it all....outside, along the river, is my favorite spot in this city, just running and enjoying the view.
This is the end of week 8 of the 24 weeks leading up to the Ironman Canada Triathlon in Penticton. It's pretty much where everything has to come together, where every workout counts, and every workout cannot be misssed. and well, i missed a couple of them. Missed one swim, and and a day of biking hills. The missed swim, no big deal, i had 2 really strong swims on monday and thursday...well a short 1 on thursday, but really strong, and i get to hit the bike tomorrow, but the run is a big, huge question mark. I ran fine on monday and thursday, but these sunday morning runs have become a problem. i just cannot seem to drag my butt out of bed on sundays. i know i always have a free day during the week, most often on monday to get that long run in, but the idea is to ride hard on saturdays, and run hard the day after. and being tired is sort of the idea. but, think this weekend i'm gonna make a change. one truism, i love running out of the kinsmen fieldhouse always, everytime. and i look forward to running in the river valley. i just hate running to the river valley, i hate waiting to run, and there are so many places that i want to run in and to, that are difficult to get to whenever i run out of the callingwood running room. so, i need to do a long run of about 105 minutes on sunday, and i think i'm heading for the river valley, probably to the kinsmen, for a run on my own.....and will have to see how that goes.
the bottomline is, i know i need 2 things to get me to the sarting line this august, rest, and consistancy. this week i got the rest, but, well, not so consistant. yep, i ran, and i swam...but well, with the snow, i just could not bring myself to drag out the bike trainer...nope, no way..it's outside or not at all!....so instead i went bike shopping, and on wednesday, well, finally grouted the bathroom!.....i guess i'll call this my rest week, and next week i'll try and kick myself in the butt....
there's a busy busy season coming on quickly, and it's gonna get crazy.....the ride with the edmonton tri club in drumheller in a couple of weeks (i can hardly wait!)....the coronation tri at the end of the month, my son headng off for orientation at lakeland college in june, the ride to conquer cancer at the end of june, the tri camp in june, the great white north tri in july, and then, well, august.....it's gonna be a challenge...am i up for it...well, as long as i just wake up in time!

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