1) I did a
fartlek workout a little over a week ago that I'm still thinking about – because it went really well! It's nice
when that happens.
So, the
workout. Essentially it was about a 1km loop (just over?). On the first section
of the loop we were to hit half marathon race pace. Next section was 10k race
pace, 3rd section was 5k race pace, and then we closed out the loop
with a short little easy section. The half and 10k portions were pretty similar
in length I think, and the 5k and easy sections decidedly shorter.
I wasn't
wearing a Garmin, and actually never looked at my watch the whole time I was
running, I just hit the lap button on my Timex at the start of each section,
and well, here is how things shook out:
Loop 1 =
1:54 ~ 1:40 ~ :39 ~ easy
Loop 2 = 1:55 ~ 1:40 ~ :39 ~ easy
Loop 3 = 1:50 ~ 1:41 ~ :39 ~ easy
Loop 4 = 1:54 ~ 1:40 ~ :39 ~ easy
When I
looked at my times after the fact, I was pretty pumped and pleased with myself
for how evenly paced and consistent I was through each of the 4 loops. Definite
win!
2) I was up
in Ucluelet this past weekend with Shane. On the Saturday, we went out on his
friend's boat for a little west coast adventuring. We explored some beaches you can only get to
by boat, wandering the quiet trails and taking in the atmosphere of the area.
We saw sea lions and seals and eagles and cormorants (I think) and all sorts of
nature.
The
highlight however was coming across a pod of maybe a dozen gray whales. We cut
the engine on the boat and sat drifting as the whales got closer and closer. At
first you could just see the spray from their breath in the distance.
Eventually you could start to make out their backs and tail flips as they
surfaced. They grew bigger and bigger as they got nearer and nearer and before
we knew it, they were all around us. It was a really cool and stunningly
beautiful experience. I'm not sure I've ever said “WOW” so many times in one
afternoon.
3) On
Tuesday morning I went to the Loft for a bike workout + core session, as I
usually do on Tuesday mornings. I'm not sure if it was the time change or just
fatigue from a weekend away, but when my alarm went off that morning it startled
me awake, and honestly, if I hadn't preregistered, I probably would not have
gone. So, needless to say, I went into the workout a bit tired. Couple that
with the fact that it was a pretty challenging workout, and well, I was
absolutely shattered at the end of it!
As such,
it's been a bit of an easier week for me on the workout front. It was nice to
leave a workout feeling like I gave it absolutely everything I had, but my body
felt pretty ko'd after the fact and my motivation to do much other than easy
workouts since has been pretty nil.
Perhaps I'm
actually getting better at this whole "listening to your body" thing.
4) I'm over
half way through #100happydays version 2.0.
Day 39
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| New shoes! |
Day 40
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| The arrival of a photo album I made of the Rustbeast. |
Day 41
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| Remnants of one delicious candy apple. |
Day 42
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| Winter (Spring?) blooms. |
Day 43
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| Socks with no holes - oh yeah. |
Day 44
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After weeks of driving past DQ every night and massive
blizzard cravings, I finally gave in and treated myself. |
Day 45
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| A good reminder. |
Day 46
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| Early morning trainer rides. |
Day 47
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| Just one of the reason I'm looking forward to life on the edge of the island. |
Day 48
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| And another. We need to get some kayaks, stat. |
Day 49
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I've seen lots of these little libraries popping up around town
lately, and well, I think they are very cool. |
Day 50
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| Drizzly morning walks to work. |
Day 51
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Looking through old photos is always fun.
Surprisingly my weekend 'around-the-yard' attire hasn't really changed. |
Day 52
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A lovely evening walk with Maggie Mae. She's been nice
enough to fill the dog-shaped hole in my heart this week. |
HAPPY FRIDAY FRIENDS!
