40 is just another number

I can't believe that it is a week out from winter and I am wearing shorts and t-shirts around. 26deg for the last few weeks and some reports say that it will continue. I am not going to complain. Makes it a lot easier to get out and about.

Training on the bike has been nonexistent the last two weeks. Sickness last week and then my 40th party this week made sure I didn't get on the bike. Yes 40 years old now. People keep saying happy birthday old man. Hmm old man. I guess I am. hehe. I know the body feels older especially after Saturday night. I have not stayed up till 3:30am in a long time. Was a great night. Friends, drinks and a fire. How could it go wrong. Well last time I tried to cut my finder off with a saw while cutting wood so this time I had a lot of wood already prepared.

I still have been out training. Swimming laps, weight sessions and easy runs has been the name of the game. We have made it to swimming technique session 4 of 8. So far I have learned that I need to keep my head lower, pull directly backwards through the water in a single motion and I can reach a bit deeper with my stroke. I feel that some of what I have been told is how I used to swim previously. Over the last year I have been reading and told so much that I think I changed my normal swimming style a lot in a effort to get better. Now with actually lessons some of what I have changed is being changes back. Not all of it which is good but some key points. Its been mentioned we will get videoed this week so I will get to see how I look underwater etc. I think this will be good as I don't really know for sure what I am doing under the water. I assume that I am getting it right but who knows. If I get an efficient stroke happening then I know it will just be strength work which will make me faster. But then no one wins a tri in the swim.

After swimming on Saturday morning I came home and went for a 2hr run. I knew I would sleeping Sunday after the party so I wanted to get something in. I was happy that I did it. I feel pretty good running about this long. Usually I make it to 20km or so in that time. But is that my limit. Near the end I start to think can I do that again right now. Hmm no is always the answer and that's when I started off fresh. Damn the 42kms is going to be hard but that's something to worry about later. lol

Well I guess I am off to continue the usual swim, bike, run and weights routine. The real plan starts next week with the prep phase. This is the first 4 weeks. I don't know what it involves but I am sure I will find out soon. Probably more of the same. :)