You know you have started to lose perspective of distance when a 70km ride becomes a short ride!
The weather was perfect and the company even better. Lisa was trying out a new bike today and she was slowly falling in love(full carbon Trek). I think she just might have to buy it!
J.
I just have to say that long training days are so much more enjoyable with a partner. I typically do my longer rides by myself so when I have a day off that Jen and Lisa...
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
There is nothing better than starting the day with an early ride and watching the sun come up.
The weather was warm,the rain had just ended and the only traffic on the road was a few horses.
I managed a short 30km ride and attacked the hills to make it count!
I didn't get around to posting my long ride last week with Lisa. We rode 110km on a beautiful country route and we came across these cute little goats hanging out.
After...
To say I was a little excited is an understatement. I've only been waiting 12 years for these wheels!!!
A set of racing wheels can easily run you $2000, and with my husband and I both wanting wheels it can easily add up. Once kids come along, wheels definitely go on the back burner!
That is until Flo Cycling came along, finally a company to come out with a great wheel at a reasonable price. The company has fantastic customer service as well. Jon...
Saturday, May 17, 2014
It was really nice to see that it's starting to look green out on the trails. Summer can't be too far off. Although it was a chilly 3 degrees celsius this morning as Lisa and I headed out at 7am for our long run. It was beautiful on the trails. Our long runs together are always good for our mind, body and soul!
Now we just need a watch with a map to prevent us from getting lost! ( today wasn't too bad, we only got lost once in the trails :)
The...
Thursday, May 15, 2014
It was great weather today if you are a duck. Or great cycling weather if you are a little crazy AND training for Ironman!
Once again it was one of those days that Lisa and I were grateful to have each other as training partners.
We knew we had to get a 90km ride in today and it would have been easy to put it off if we didn't have each other to suffer with! It was a good training session to help build up our confidence regarding the descents in...
Saturday, May 10, 2014
My training partner Lisa had to work today so we both ended up running solo today on our long run.
She got her run in by running to work. I ran 18km through the trails today and it was beautiful. Although I missed my training partner today! It's nice to have someone to talk to for 2 hours and to hold you accountable for the training!
Chocolate milk is great for recovery. Today I mixed chocolate milk,ice,protein powder,banana,peanut butter. Deli...
After my long ride with Lisa last week my bike had a visit to the shop. Near the end or our ride last week my shifter came loose and the gears were jumping all over the place. Thankfully Zoltan at Ziggy's fixed the gears quickly and my bike was good to go again.
Today the weather was threatening rain again on our long ride so we held off until 10am and began our 80km journey.
This time we played it smart and chose some side roads that had a cross...
Saturday, May 3, 2014
It's a recovery week for us so we only did a 10km run for our long run today. All three Ironman Mont Tremblant trainee's ran the trails today. Thanks to Jake ( Lisa's son) who played and entertained our son Trevor while all three of us headed out for a run!
It poured before our run and again after our run.Thank goodness the rain held off once again during our session.
Lisa made the most fantastic recovery drink. A chocolate milk...
Thursday, May 1, 2014
It's discouraging knowing you have to get a good long ride in and you look at the weather forecast for the week and it's rain, rain and more rain!
It was raining this morning so Lisa called and we discussed what we were going to do. Ride indoors on the trainer, or brave the elements.
I personally would rather watch paint dry than ride inside. Lisa's not a fan of the indoor trainer either, yet the wet, windy conditions were not so appealing either!
I...