Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Training for a training camp?

WTF!

Yes, that's what I said.
I've been off the bike since October and last night, it showed. I went to a bike night... 2 hours of spinning and running. I am tired and sore today.
The past few weeks I've been finishing up my work project and closed the field office last Friday. Big sigh of relief.
I just started a training program so I can survive my upcoming vacation to southern Spain for a training camp. I just think it sounds weird that I'm training for a training camp (http://www.stronglikebulltraining.com/) but if I don't do this now, I'll be off the back and likely end up in the sag wagon.
I haven't raced since IM Canada '08 and I hope to do some races and a half IM this coming summer.
It's good to be home...sort of. My house has been neglected for the past 17 months and I have a lot of little repairs and replacements to deal with. I just bought a new dishwasher


and got an estimate on kitchen counter tops. Ouch.


Oh yeah, and there is some dry wall mudding and taping that needs to be done too. I also need to get on the trails for some cross country skiing. Holy crap I gotta lot to do.
Christmas shopping?
I'm a dead man.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

It's early, dark, cold and I'm hungry

A winter storm blew in yesterday.
I'm up and out early to walk to the coffeehouse/cafe after the streets were plowed and before the cars.




I just love comfort food this time of year.


This was what blew up to my back door.