Last weekend we were up at Devil's Thumb Ranch for the Governor's Cup 30 k skate ski race. It was a fun time and a fast day. E did not race since his hand was bothering him still from a fall on the ice while running the previous Sunday. Instead he helped with ski prep, ski selection, and race super-fan cheering. I felt very special. The next day we had a fabulous morning classic ski before heading down to Denver for a baby shower for another A & E who we have been friends with for over 10 years. Great food and visiting were had by all. Really, really good food!
And that was the start and end of our 2009-2010 ski season.... Just sayin'
Before that we have been working (lots, but not more than normal), got out for a 4 h cyclocross ride on the flatter dirt roads in Boulder County, got a new storm door to cut out some of the front-door drafts, and, well, did lots of boring married people stuff like that.
January was a return to swim-bike-run with some ski thrown in for good measure. Was good to get back into the routine, especially since IM St. George on May 1st seems pretty close these days. Izzy-dog has liked the return to more of a run routine, but not the fact that most of our biking is on the trainers (they freak her out and she goes and hides on one of her many doggie beds). The swimming has been..... slow..... but the skiing was great. Really, really great. We got in a fabulous classic ski at Eldora (!!!!?) which is usually thin in the track and squirrly at the beginning of January, then a skate the other weekends after that. All should be good prep for my favorite February race: Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon on Feb. 13th.
We have been cooking some great food, including a batch of Chile Verde, a butternut squash lasagna with hand-made noodles, a cabbage-tomato-bean soup, baked ziti...... you get the point. Next up: tackling the 18.5 lb squash we brought back from my aunt and uncle in MN at Christmas time. I'm thinking chunking and roasting will be a project for this weekend.
Well, that's about all here. Seems to be near bed time. Today marked our first treadmill run in a long time (like nearly 2 years). It was not pretty. Let's say that me vs. treadmill had the treadmill out ahead. I think it is all mental and welcome the chance to throw down in the future since today I somehow just let it pass by. I got all the physical stuff done right, and got in a good workout, but, well...... it was not pretty. Just sayin'
'Til next time, train fast, train honest, train smart, and have fun
-A
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