Tales from the Taper

Not a whole lot has been happening over the past couple of days. Monday was a complete off day. Yesterday I did a short swim during lunch...easy warm-up/cool-down with 5x 100m sprints on one minutes rest. Clocked a 1:15 for the last one...now only if I could hold that for 2000m! Last night was 50 minute bike ride with some 5 minute tempo efforts thrown in there. I am starting to notice that my legs are feeling stronger. For a while there they felt tired during all my bike workouts but last night they held their own during the tempo efforts and on the hills.

Today I have a short tempo run during lunch and a lake swim this evening at Ghost Lake with some buds.

In other news, Mel and I splurged and bought a new stove/fridge over the weekend. It arrives tomorrow so I have to spend some time this evening moving the old ones out to the garage. If anyone is interested in a white stove/fridge...about 4 years hold we are selling them both cheap!

What I like about the new fridge is that it is like the one we had in our house back in Nova Scotia - built in filtered water/ice dispenser! I have to run a new water line up from the basement to the new fridge. I haven't a clue about plumbing but are told from the crew at Home Depot it is easy with PEX piping. Unfortunately, they sold me the wrong waterline kit (one for copper piping) so I have to go back and see them about getting the right kit and a few last minute questions. I don't want to go slicing up water lines in the basement and eff something up....LOL.

I recently signed up for the Corporate Challenge 10km road race in September. I'll be one of the runners representing our college. Hopefully, I'm quick enough to warrant a timing chip as there are a limited number per organization. I think this race will be a golden opportunity to try and crack the 40 minute 10km barrier that has eluded me for the past several years. I believe I can crack it but its not official unless it is timed!

Other than that, not much else happening. Writing out my thoughts for this weekends race, getting ready mentally, tapering, planning some house projects with Mel, and getting pumped about our Las Vegas trip Aug 16!