hammer time!

wow, i don't think i've gone this long without blogging. you can call it a self-imposed blogging vacation. i really wish we had 1 more day in the week (a non-work day of course) and a couple more hours in the day (non-work hours). i'm sure i'm not alone in wishing that. not a whole lot to report other than the usual...lots of good training time. since i last posted on friday, this is what i've done training wise:

• saturday - 77 mile ride (roadbike) in the hills with j-man and the squirrel whisperer.
• sunday - 50.5 mile flat ride (tri-bike) with the j-man.
• monday - out of sorts b/c of something scurrying around in the attic all night, so i got very little sleep, woke up cranky as hell and went to work. ended up taking the entire day off from training.
• tuesday - 7.5 mile sweat-fest run in the morning before work, weights/core work after work and HAMMER FEST at flatwoods. (see garmin info below for the details). let's just say i really felt my legs this morning from that ride.
• this morning-6.5 mile sweat-fest run. this morning was more of a sweat-fest than yesterday! it's bad when you have to call out for someone to bring you a towel before you can step inside the house.

hopefully the weather holds out (chance of rain is about 40% this afternoon) so i can get a good swim in later. fingers crossed!

you can click on view details in the lower right-hand corner for the play by play from the "killer" ride last night. i'll say it now, i'm glad the j-man doesn't have a tri-bike (yet!), otherwise, i'd be dying for sure. for the record, riding with these strong guys makes me so much stronger too...no doubt about it!

i have A LOT of reading (catching up) to do on every one's blogs. usually weekends work out well for playing the catch up game. until next time, have a great rest of the work week and i will leave you all with this lovely poem i found by a guy in south carolina:

Tri-mantra
In my world,
The water is cold,
The wind is hard,
And the road never ends.

In my world,
There are no losers.
Only competitors
still on their way,
And spectators
waiting to be inspired.

In my world,
Victory is not weighed in gold,
But in determination and courage.

In my world,
There are no boundaries,
No limits,
There is no end.
Every day is the last day of my life,
And the first.


In my world,
The word "can't" does not exist,
And nothing is impossible.


by Olivier Blanchard
Greenville, SC

much love and peace out!