Recovery Week

My White Lake recovery week included:

• Big yummy dinners on Saturday and Sunday.
• A wonderful massage.
• Over 8 miles of swimming (there is the upcoming 4.4 mile swim on the race calendar).
• 100+ mile bike ride (we took a few wrong turns) - the Cap to Cap century! Really enjoyed spending time with my riding buddies, TRIgirl CD, her hubby, TRIgirls KG, MW, SD, CM (and her husband) - and TRIgirl SJG and her husband - who rode the whole 103 miles with me. And guest appearances by Coach S at most of the rest stops! No Garmin, no pacing goals - just crusing along for pure fun (other than the 20-30 minutes of cold rain and the 10ish miles of "I just want to be off this bike.").

BTW, I think the Cap to Cap should be a monthly event. What a great route!

Onward and Upward!

Did you notice?

At the foot of my blog.

There is a new counter.

One for Ironman Florida.

Seriously, right now, I'm feeling optimistic about IMFL. Eagleman went better than I hoped. Though I was quite tired after the race, I finished feeling like I had some "reserves" left. The soreness was gone within just a day or so - and after a week and half of modified workouts, I am looking forward to getting back to longer training sessions - like this weekend's 50 mile bike and 3 mile run. Even most of my race photos show a comfortable, happy participant.

Several of my Maramarc friends and training buddies (well, they were always way ahead of me during any workout, so I am not sure I can say we actually "trained" together) are doing Ironman Coeur d'Alene this weekend. My Eagleman high has been extended by an excitement for them - and looking forward to watching their progress online. They will do great and I can't wait to hear all the details.

So for now, I am going to enjoy this great feeling. Before the workouts begin dominating my life and challenge my spirits. Before November 3rd starts looking much closer on my calendar.

Any bets as to when I'll start panicking?

Ahhh, Race Recovery

Post race recovery time is sweet!

TRIgirls AM, CH and I stayed the night in Maryland after Eagleman. We were starving - and as TRIgirl CH's folks had unsuccessfully battled traffic to try and see the race, it was great to spend some time with them at a local restaurant before they had to turn right back around and head home. We had a wonderful, indulgent meal then scoped out a nearby hotel, which, lucky for us, had a (chilly) pool and a (very hot) hot tub. After lounging around for a bit, we took showers and realized we were hungry again. We went in search of our second dinner (and some dessert) for the evening. Then crashed!

The next morning, I woke up feeling very stiff and sore. Thanks to some pain relievers, I felt better by the end of the day - but still a bit weak. Though, by Tuesday morning, most of the race after-effects were gone.

It's been great reliving the race - between the wonderful messages from friends and family and sharing stories and photos. Thank you, all!

Our first scheduled post Eagleman workout from Coach G was to get in the water on Tuesday or Wednesday, float around a bit, preferrably in a tube.

Which made me smile.

Seriously, we're supposed to do some light swimming and a short run this week - and spin around on the bike one day if we get the chance. And Saturday's workout is to sleep in - probably our last official Saturday "off" for awhile. So, I've followed orders and resumed a few light workouts.

And haven't felt half bad.

But I think my tube will be seeing the most activity this weekend.