Saturday 29 March 2008

saturday night thoughts...

It is saturday.... I'm back to UK after the Easter break...
the weather is crap... it is cold and rainy. It does not help with the bike training. I'm waiting for the good weather to go out with the new Scott bike. The training is not going as I wish, and I feel bad. I should train more, but the energy levels are low and the mood is bad. These two factors don't help. I also know I can't be always "race ready" and up and down periods are normal. I've joint the BRAT club, and at least this give me some motivation for some hard sessions. They seems a group of really easygoing people, and this gives me hope for the next training months.... I hope tomorrow the weather will be nicer, so I can go out with the road bike. If not, I'll train in the gym. As usual I have 1h spinning class in the evening. That's a good way to end the week! In the meantime I'm listening the opera "Cosi fan tutte" (Motzart) and reading "Siddharta" (Hermann Hesse), hoping this will restore the lost balance....

Sunday 23 March 2008

Taper week

Easter week.... another taper week.... a lot of chocolate, not much training... today 20K with the bike, it was with a tandem bike, with my dad... not a hard session, but a fun one! it is nice to chat while pushing on the pedals!!! tomorrow if the weather will be nice we will attempt a long bike ride, always with the tandem..... Taper week, but I've officially entered in the BRAT club... I went down to their Wednesday running session, and it was really fun.... and really hard, so it is supposed to be useful for training... I look forward to their Sunday morning bike sessions....

Monday 17 March 2008

Scott Speedster S60


The count down toward the UK 2008 IM 70.3 has started... 89 days to go... the bike and the wetsuit are ready... only the training is missing...