Get me back on the train

I got off my training in a big time in the last week and a half. It all started with the Canucks game the Thursday before the long weekend. A vendor took myself and one of my friends from work to the game. Many and drinks and bottles of wine later I was off the training wagon and onto the party wagon, in a big way.  The Canucks game though, so much fun! Great seats, great people around us (for once in the club seats!) and great company.Went out afterwards and danced my ass off. At least I got a good workout with my trainer in the morning!

Bad date Friday and then did manage to bike for a few hours on Saturday. Discovered a great trail in Burnaby called the Sea to River, did about half of it before heading down Kingsway to Kits then back home. Its getting more difficult to find areas to cycle for my long rides! I've decided I'll just be seeing more of the Lower Mainland as the rides get longer. I meet up with some friends for early dinner and many pitchers of mojitos.

Yummy, afternoon beer

Sunday we had a 23km run. We did a couple hills, everything was going great and then BAM! I fall. Not only did I fall but I propelled myself off the sidewalk onto my hands. Apparently I looked like I did a military tuck and roll! The bruise on my hand was the worst of it, a couple scratches on my arm but no blood, nothing. Not even a giant bruise on my leg! So, because of that I had to have some beers afterwards to nurse my non-existent wounds! Hey, it was warm and I was with my evil friend that likes to go for "coffee" on a Sunday afternoon and I end up at home at 3am hammered and have to be up in three hours for work. Thankfully I didn't end up too hammered in the afternoon and still made it home at a decent time.

Energy bars

Evil free beer

Only one swim in last week, not good, and it was a short one. The arms were a bit tired and sore from the fall the day before (the brunt of the fall was taken into my shoulders). I'm also not entirely happy that my pool is closed for a month for renos!! It's the only one close to me and work that opens at 6am.  I also experimented with my energy bars on Monday. Finally got them to stick together! And, yummy!

Tuesday we started our speedwork. Owie. We'll be doing that on Tuesday's now. The speedwork is supposed to help me improve my endurance, lungs, etc. Its hard but, if it was easy, I probably wouldn't be doing it!

Wednesday, unfortunately the drinking continued! I went for a drink with some coworkers (we just submitted a proposal) and well, there was free beer at the bar!?!?! Seriously? When do you get free beer at a bar? Needless to say, I didn't make it to my swim that night and got in about 830pm. Great. At least I worked out on Thursday morning! Plus my evil RMT thrashed me on Thursday evening. Wow, could barely bike home afterwards (and I can coast all the way home from my RMT's office).

Friday morning ended up being a rest day as I couldn't get out of bed! My legs were sore from the massage, very sore, as well as my feet. I'm glad I have a great RMT that can get rid of my aches and pains but sometimes I get more aches and pains for a couple days afterwards. Friday went for drinks after work, yes, I did have the delicious dessert (peanut butter and chocolate, how could I say no) and then more shooters then I've had for a while.Yes, that's me at the Bourbon. Pretty much did double shots of fireball every time I went for a drink. I think I did a number of them because the bartender would see me and just set up two shooter glasses and start pouring. Oh god, how many shooters did I have!!

My Saturday bike ride, well, I managed to NOT throw up when I did my hill repeats. I biked to Burnaby and back a number of times, and at one point had a little break under a cherry tree in full bloom!

I'm finally recovered and almost re-hydrated from my Friday night. Staying in tonight and drinking a pot of herbal tea. Staying in on Saturday night, running 29kms on Sunday and that's not even the stressful part. The stressful part is I'm running across the Lion's Gate Bridge TWICE!!!!