I signed up!

I finally committed to signing up for a race this season - the Calgary 70.3. I know a few of my fellow bloggers are racing it as well so it'll be cool to be doing the same event as you guys/gals. This race will my "A" for the season so I am scheduling a few Olympic distances and running races to serve as tune-ups leading to the big show. My goal is to beat my time from the Bridgetown Half Ironman I completed two years ago in Nova Scotia. Course-wise, Bridgetown is pancake flat on the bike/run...the Calgary 70.3 has a few hills from what I hear. Regardless, it'll be a great race on a number of levels.

This morning I was up at 5:00am to catch my two buses and train to campus. I was in the water by 7:00am and had a solid workout. Similiar to last Tuesdays workout but with an addition of 100m thrown in there somewhere:

400m w/u
300m drill
6x 100m @ medium pace on 10 seconds rest
9x 75m @ controlled sprints on 45 seconds rest
9x 25m @ all out sprint on 20 seconds rest
150m kick w/ flutterboard
150m paddles
400m cool down.

Lunchtime I hit the spin bike for some stregth work...tonight I am hoping to hit the trainer for a spin (Thunder storms at the moment) but that'll depend on if I can finish up the painting.

Our belongings arrive tomorrow! Can't wait to have some furniture and to sleep on a bed again...not to mention...I'll have my mountain bike to start commuting to work on Thursday...30km round trip every day!

Happy Senior Citizen's Day! (Palau)