This weekend I have a hard 5 hour race sim on Saturday (late day effort) followed by a 2-3 hour race sim on Sunday (early day effort). I'm planning to do the Sunday race sim at a race - a local race here in Seattle which will be my first race of the season.
Crazy or good? I am going back and forth. But heck, you only live once and I am eager to race. Doing the race will ensure that I push harder than I otherwise wood. Doing a 5-hr (late day) race sim the day before will ensure that I am racing on 'tired legs'.
The best laid plans ... we will see :)
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Ready, Set, Race!
The season is about to start ... April 12th is just 2 short weeks away - and is the first race of my season this year.
I start the season off with two 'short' 2-3 hour races (and yes, racing pro-elite in these races too) to 'warm me up' for my first important (endurance) race of the year - Round and Round. I am getting pretty excited. I have a full calendar from April 12th to August 22nd, with a bit of a break and then another round leading up to La Ruta.
It is a good time to look at the goals I set a short few months ago and see how i am progressing. The good news is that I blew all of my goals but one out of the water - I actually had to reset and am working toward new goals!! I am pretty stoked for the season ahead ...
I start the season off with two 'short' 2-3 hour races (and yes, racing pro-elite in these races too) to 'warm me up' for my first important (endurance) race of the year - Round and Round. I am getting pretty excited. I have a full calendar from April 12th to August 22nd, with a bit of a break and then another round leading up to La Ruta.
It is a good time to look at the goals I set a short few months ago and see how i am progressing. The good news is that I blew all of my goals but one out of the water - I actually had to reset and am working toward new goals!! I am pretty stoked for the season ahead ...
Saturday, March 21, 2009
A little Sunshine and Snow
We spent a looong weekend in Tahoe with our friends Alan and Gita ... and what great fun it was! I am sooo not in snowboarding shape but we hit the slopes with had just gotten dumped with over 6 feet - yes, 6 feet - of powder. Wow, was it fun!
The biggest workout of the day was me digging myself out of the snow when I insisted on playing in the trees ... I would do it a coulple of times a day as it took a while to forget the hard effort of getting myself 'dug out' of the snow.
The skys were blue and the snow was amazing. It was great to be in winter again ... and to be playing in the snow on my board.
Summer is just around the corner but for a few days it seemed a lifetime away!
The biggest workout of the day was me digging myself out of the snow when I insisted on playing in the trees ... I would do it a coulple of times a day as it took a while to forget the hard effort of getting myself 'dug out' of the snow.
The skys were blue and the snow was amazing. It was great to be in winter again ... and to be playing in the snow on my board.
Summer is just around the corner but for a few days it seemed a lifetime away!
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