New Week!

Well, it's a new week with some fresh snow falling to the ground.  I guess that means I won't be running or cycling outdoors again this week!  :)

Last week ended pretty quietly.  Kathy and I were able to get into the DAHLC on Saturday to complete our training weeks.  Kathy did a full triathlon (cycle class, 4 mile run, swim) while I "took it easy" with a 90 minute spin class and a few weights.  This week begins the next 3 weeks of "heavy" weeks, starting with a heavy bike week. 

Training This Week, Next

Since it is a heavy bike week (~100 miles or 5 hours), I'll be front-loading my miles into Monday through Thursday as we are headed to the West Coast on Friday.  I'm crossing my fingers that the weather will be nice in L. A. and I can do some outdoor running on the weekend!

It sounds like Coach Jason will be joining me for some miles today as well.  We're planning a spin class for later, likely followed by some Expresso bike miles afterward for me.  I'll also likely do at least one double class later in the week, Tuesday or Wednesday.  That should get me enough hours this week. 

Next week will be a little tough with heavy run miles.  I'll be in L. A. through Wednesday, so hopefully a couple long runs at the beginning of the week will carry me over.

Newport Beach Riding Adventure?

I went online and did some research last night on renting a road bike and doing a little Monday riding adventure.  I'm having descent success in finding businesses who rent bikes - BUT - not businesses who rent 62 cm bikes.  I'm hoping to find something but if not, I might be stuck renting a 58 cm and making do.  I'm finding some SWEET (and difficult) rides along the Newport Beach coast heading south.  Could be a scenic and fun/crazy ride!  I'll keep you posted, so that if you hear about some Midwest dude who got squashed on Highway 1 south of Newport, you may be able to positively identify me.

On a related topic, if anyone knows how to sync a "map my ride" route to my Garmin Forerunner, I'm all ears.  I haven't taken the time to read the 60+ page manual for my Garmin, but might need to this week.  I've got a couple of routes others have put out on the "map my ride" site, but I don't know how to load them into my watch.  Ahhh, technology.

Congrats to Baby Sinnwell!

It was a pleasure to be in attendance at Harper Sinnwell's baptism yesterday.  Good food and conversation followed.  Harper's older sister, Lydia, is getting quite mobile these days!  Thanks, Lydia, for telling me "buh bye" for 20 minutes before we left the church.  :)

Races For Summer

Kathy sat down yesterday afternoon and planned out all the races she wants to do during the summer.  In terms of races, it appears we'll only be head to head in one, since she does more tri's and I do more du's.  What's interesting is that du's tend to be more in the early spring and late summer, while tri's are plopped right in the middle of summer.  So...while it creates a really crazy summer for us both, running to one race or another nearly every weekend, it's nice in that we can see each other race and cheer on the other.  Last year we ended up in so many races together, we rarely got to see the other race.

What this means for friends and family is pretty clear - if there is an event between late April and late September you're hoping we'll be able to attend, it's best to check soon!  We've already registered for a small handful but will be fully committing to the rest in short order.