First, a quick weekend recap. As Eric wrote, we had a beautiful, super, wonderful, ride last Thursday night. We rode up Sunshine Canyon (which really ends up being more of a ridgeline than a canyon, in my mind) to the start of the dirt. The light was just right and the evening seemed almost magical. It is my favorite time of day. The climb was hard, but a good effort, and a tool we will use for further growth and development. The descent was fast and fun (and clean, so it was OK to let it go), the best kind! Friday training was short and sweet. Nice ride at lunch (another first) and then another quick ride home. Saturday we had some time-trial pacing work on tap, which we did solo, on the new bikes. My ride felt great, and I think I may have come up with a name for the bike, though I'm still trying it out to see how it "fits" before making it public. While one of us rode, the other tended the grill (Turkey) and preped a few other food stuffs for our afternoon BBQ. Less folks showed up than we had hoped for, but we still had a very fun day/evening and got in many good chats. Sunday had us back at Flatirons Athletic Club for a lifting/swimming/running session. Both of us ended up burnt (Kerrie, you aren't the only one), tired, but satisfied that workouts were successfully executed. It was an eventful day at FAC as we swam hard (thanks, but no thanks, Glenn) and rubbed elbows with some of the who's who in triathlon (brief, nice chat with Michael Lavato and saw Matt Reed chasing down kiddo #1, oh and of course, Kerrie, Glenn, Rain, and Lucy). At home, following lunch, we set out to plant the garden (tomatoes, flowers) and tidy the yard some. Eric did a super job getting the irrigation system installed so that our vegetables should thrive this summer, but only sip water. A good, long weekend, but that kind that leaves a smile on your face.
Now, for some May musings.....
It seems like the end of May is here. We leave Thursday after work to start the drive to MN and when we return, it will be June. My youngest sister is getting married (to a wonderful man) on the last day of the month, and with Memorial Day being the 24th, and with a 4-day stage race (bike) in my home town, we decided to make a full-trip out of it and will be gone for just over a week.
This has been a trip we have been slowly planning all spring, and now it is here. And there is still much to do....aaahhhh! I have it pretty easy, though, compared to the Bride! She'll do great and be fine, but Beth is starting to feel the time crunch, I think. At least according to my Mom who has been there most of this month to help. I can't even talk to Beth, she has been too busy. Soon enough, we will be there and can help (or help add to the madness!).
In honor of May, here are some more musings:
May is....
...the start of the wedding season (yeah Beth and Brian!)....college graduation month (yeah Beth!).
...the start of Summer (can you say 80 + degrees F! We went from down comforter on the bed to just the sheets and sleeping with the windows open)
...yet still Spring (the cherry tree went from blossoms to fruit this month. The fruit is still small, hard, and green, but it will be pie season before long)
...time to start riding with POWER (just got our first powertaps last night!)
...time to start climbing hills and canyons on the bike (Raymond! Sunshine Canyon!)
...and time to start riding with your mouth shut (gnats anyone?)
...the month of Mother's Day (yeah Mom, yeah Erica!)
...scooter-time ('nuf said)
...time to look back and time to look forward. We aren't really racing much this year, just training and focusing on IM Canada in August. Looking back, it has been a full year already of racing and training, but looking forward, I'm excited for the summer. I am excited by the process of challenge, growth, enhancement, development. I am ready to suffer, and ready to soar on to the next great thing.
So, the end of May is (nearly) here....happy Summer!
-Amber
Oh, here's a photo of our scooter:
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1 comment:
yeah, some days i think we should just set up a room at FAC since it feels like we live there at times! summer has really come on strong - i have gone from not sweating at all, to full on burning up, HR through the roof cause i'm on fire type stuff :)
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