Mission Aborted

Yesterday the plan was for a 2:00 run with 3 x 15:00 intervals at marathon race pace. I didn't run first thing in the morning because it was still pretty cold out, and I wanted to knock some work out at the office first. I got so into the groove of things at the office that all of a sudden it was noon and I hadn't eaten lunch yet and I still needed to run. I'd purposely brought a light lunch - some soup and toast - so I figured that if I ate then digested for a bit I should be good to go. Well, I was wrong...

I headed off to the river and from the word go I felt like I was going to toss my cookies with every step. To top it off I wasn't just nauseous, I felt a whole world of GI distress happening. I just was not ready to fight this for two hours because I knew I wasn't going to be able to put in a quality run and really give those intervals a good go. So I crossed back over the river at the next foot bridge and headed back to the office. Mission aborted at 17:40.

I had a few errands I needed to run at the mall and at Ikea and I intended to do my spin workout instead when I came home. When I got back at 7:45 I was so amazingly tired that it just didn't happen. Back up mission aborted. So...it will be a busy day today as I now have lots of stuff to get done before Grey Cup kick off at 4 today. Guess I'd better get on with it! Good luck to all my friends racing in Philly today!

Crazy Mutts

Wednesday's ride was a lot better with regards to clipping in and out. I didn't have any near wipe outs either! The wind was wicked on the way home. There were some clouds rolling in and I was worried I was going to get dumped on, but luckily that never happened. It almost felt like I was standing still at points on the ride. My quads burned on the uphills, but I have noticed my ability to climb hills is really improving. I've noticed a major benefit to being clipped in going uphill, and I can start to see how shifting my weight in the saddle gives me more power up those hills. As I was close to home and riding the very large shoulder on Stoney Trail a pick up truck drove past me with a German Shepherd in the back who was barking his head off at me. For a minute it looked like he contemplated jumping out of the back of the bed to come get me. Luckily he thought better of it. Yikes, that's why there is a bylaw here against having unrestrained dogs in the back of pick ups! I really wanted to attempt a brick when I got home so I had my running shoes at the ready in my garage to try for a quick transition. My dog was so excited that I was home that I was worried that if I didn't go inside to say hello he'd:

1. Bark his head off the entire time I was gone and tick off my neighbours.
2. Be so excited (and then ticked off that I didn't come inside) that he'd pee on the carpet.

Yeah, my dog is a little nutty like that. He is a rescue that I've had for four years now that hasn't quite gotten over his separation anxiety issues. So instead I went inside, said hello, took him for a walk and proceeded to laze on the couch to watch So You Think You Can Dance instead. I swear, I had the best of intentions... I did at least get a stand alone run in early Wednesday morning!

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And finally, I am officially signed up for both a tri swimming clinic and a tri cycling clinic at the Y over the fall. I'm so excited!