E's Weekend Recap

The original plan for the weekend had been to swim, bike and run on Saturday, with the run being our longest training run for Canada prep. But, with a predicted high of 99, Jared rearranged our schedule to get the bike in early on Sat, the swim later on Sat, and run in early on Sunday. Although heat acclimatization is key, we've been getting enough hot weather that our evening workouts have been hot.

On Saturday morning, we got out the door pretty well (~7:30) and headed towards Lefthand for a nice little TT to Jamestown. My large breakfast and IM bike nutrition practice was a bit much for the intensity, but managed to keep everything down. We got home around 10 and got some chores done (or for picking cherries, chores continued).

By the time we headed out for swimming, it was getting cloudy with some rain in places visible. The water in the pool was cold and without the sun, we got pretty chilled during the swim. I wasn't quite able to keep up with Dave Scott in the next lane (okay, he was lapping me frequently, but he was using a pull buoy). I skipped the 500 kick at the end due to multiple excuses (too cold, Amber was done, I suck at kicking, etc), but still got in 4.5k.

Sunday morning rolls around and A and I get out the door before 6 (per coach's instructions). We take Izzy on a short loop and head back home to drop her off with breakfast. She's a great runner, but not for 3 hrs. A and I head north towards Hygiene. After 30 minutes, we pick up the pace to our marathon target and just run. Up and down the rollers on 63rd, down the dirt road past Lagerman res., and on the mainly flat 75th to Hygiene. At Hygiene, we refill our water and head south. We see about 3,876 bikers on 75th as we head down that, over on Niwot Rd and back to 63rd. We reach the stoplight at 119 at 3 hours and walk/jog/run the 1.5 miles back home.

Afterwards we both take ice baths. Others in blog land have written about home much ice they have to use (Bree at 50 lbs), but since our water comes out at 60 degrees, not much ice is needed to get down to 57.

Later we went for a short bike to loosen the legs and get some Dairy Queen, but were dissappointed to find that the DQ is not on the summer hours anymore and had closed at 5. Really, its 90+ degrees, early August and its not summer anymore?

We also had our temporary renter move in. She is doing a PT rotation/internship in Boulder for 9 weeks, so in case I sprain my ankle again, I should be set. Hopefully, she doesn't think that we are too crazy.