Recovery

Coach B rewarded us with a recovery week after several weeks of hard work. Recovery weeks make you realize what it is like to be a normal person again. They are so nice that I understand why she does not give us very many....we might be on the permanent recovery training plan! ;)

The recovery week started with these.......and I decided they are the motivation to train; otherwise, I would probably weigh 500lbs.

Jason worked part time last week on a job pushing silt out of the port of Anchorage. He's also working on some other plans in the next month or so.


Yesterday marked the end of our recovery. I was supposed to do the Bike For Women race in Anchorage, but wasn't feeling like racing. Beaker, Brendan, Jim, Jason & I decided to bike on the Seward Highway from Indian. Jason and I train there a lot, it is one of the most beautiful rides in Alaska and one of our favorite. But, it also has some serious wind and can be incredibly cold off the water. It makes for perfect Ironman training since everything in your head tells you to quit, you must keep going- a total mental toughness check.

Only in Alaska is there an avalanche on May 2nd that blocks your bike path!!! Check out the photo, we had to walk our bikes over the slide.


Brendan's seat post broke, so they had to quit a bit early and was an adventure in itself. Jason biked about 65 miles and I probably did 55 miles or so (my odometer was broken) and it was a bit longer than I hoped but those winds!!! A brutal headwind the entire way home. I think it was a good idea I couldn't see how slow I was going, I'm pretty sure you could have walked faster. After the bike, Brendan & Jason ran (10 miles) and Beaker and I (9.5 miles).




Finally, time for a burger, fries and a beer! ;) I think we earned it today.....3000+ calories burnt in a single day.