Happy Easter

Since I got home Thursday afternoon it's been non stop training. I got home around 5PM from Fort Lauderdale, and strapped on my shoes for a quick and hard 8 mile run. I was off work on Friday afternoon I went out for another run. This time it was a little longer and I racked up 12 miles total. Friday night I took Jen out to a new Japanese restaurant in Greensburg for some raw fish (my favorite!!!). Now for the busy, busy, busy, days (the weekend). Saturday started off with a bang and Jen and I along with a crew of about 10 other runners set off on the long run of the day. I was very surprised at how my legs felt after another long week of training, and they responded quite well. The first 5 miles of the run were somewhat of a warm up with the group. The 8 minute mile pace was a little too slow so I decided to break off from the group and run my own run. Over the next 3 to 4 miles I picked up the pace and ran a couple miles closer to 7 minute miles. Once I hit mile 10, coach wanted me to run 20 minutes at 10K pace. I picked it up and knocked off 2 1/2 miles at a 6:30 pace. Again, the legs were responding well to the high miles. I finished the morning run just shy of 16 miles, and met some of the other runners at Panera for a much needed coffee and bagel. As the morning came and went, so did we. We were wisped away in the Honda in route to the pool. Nothing too crazy today in the water, just a typical hour swim. After we got home it was time for my nap. I was out faster than a light and woke up around 7PM, just in time for the Penguin Hockey game. I still had one more workout before calling it the day, and climbed on the trainer for a easy 90 minute recovery spin. It actually went by rather quickly, the Penguins won BIG, and it was time for bed.

As Sunday morning arose the schedule called for a 4 hour ride. It's been again cold here in Pittsburgh, and I dreaded the though of a 4 hour trainer ride, but unfortunately I had no other choice (so I thought). Jen and I started off the ride biking to the new Will Smith movie "I am Legend". It was ok, but I'm not much of a movie critic. After the movie I looked at my watch and it read "1:36". Are you kidding, I thought. I'm not even half way. Ok, enough is enough I thought. I'm going to put on my cold gear and brave the elements and no one can stop me! The temperature still read in the 20's, but there wasn't any ice on the roads, so it was a go. Over the next 2 hours I managed to enjoy life in the saddle OUTSIDE. By the time I got back home it was hurry up mode, as we were heading over to my parents house for Easter dinner. Dinner was really good this year, and it was really nice having the entire family get together as usual.

So tomorrow is Monday, and again I have a lot on my plate. My plan is to wake up early, swim an hour at the Y, home by 8:30, bike for 3 hours, head to the gym for some weight training, pack for my work trip, drive to the airport, board a plane to Los Angeles by 6:15, arrive in LA by 11:30 EST, drive 45 minutes to the hotel, and go to sleep, then do it all over again on Tuesday. And people out there say I have it easy..... :) Good night all!

posted by Chad Holderbaum @ 7:44 PM Comments: 0