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I admit it, I was a little lazy. Back at it now, though. I rode and hour on the trainer this morning, did the Marin fit circuit, ran a ton of errands and now I am fueling up on lean protein and green veggies and clean food for my afternoon conditioning session with the young Marin Tremors softball team.
I am sick as a dog. Sore throat, congested head, phlegm but at least it's white phlegm and not the green oyster-y kind and a headache to boot. But, and there is always a but, when I awoke this morning and looked out of the sliding glass door and saw blue sky and not rain, I decided I was getting out while the getting was good - the trainer can wait until later, like maybe while I watch Saturday Night Football. I made some French press coffee, had a bowl of Greek yogurt with blueberries and headed on out. I took it slow and enjoyed the view, I am sick you know and what with a day that starts like today........no jinx here, man.
I usually refrain from the Marin Fit Circuit WO on weekends and probably will today, unless I feel like doing it. We shall see.
GOT ON THE TRAINER FOR AN HOUR - 10 MIN WARM UP - 40 MIN TEMPO - 10 MIN COOL DOWN
So the title of this post is near and not so dear to me. My schedule is an evolutionary mess. Actually, it's not my schedule that is a mess but rather those around me. My wife's schedule changes on a weekly basis. The kids, well, they are kids and always on the go and always in need of a ride somewhere. So, yes friends, I am the one that needs to be flexible. And that means my training. It gets dark early. I pick up kids from school and take them to sports. I coach sports, three teams, and my schedule will be picking up the first week in January as our season gets under way. I love riding and hiking and running (I don't like running actually) outside but, and there is sometimes a but, I have to take care of business indoors, on the wind trainer, in the garage like a regular person. In fact, I have started getting used to the trainer the last few weeks; if one ever really gets used to the trainer. Boring. But Netflix helps.
Basically what I am getting at is FIND THE TIME. It is there, the time, and it needs to be seized by the throat and beaten to submission. And yuou can even watch your favorite TV show while doing it.
Winter team conditioning starts on Monday afternoon and I will be working out with the ladies, leading by example so to speak. That means more trainer time. More wind trainer time.
Okay - time for the week in review as far as my workouts went:
Monday - Marin Fit Circuit Work Out Tuesday - Tempo Wind Trainer Ride - Marin Fit Circuit Work Out Wednesday - Interval Trainer Ride: 10 mins warm up, 10 x 1 on 1 off and 10 mins cool down, Marin Fit Circuit Work Out Thursday - Tempo Wind Trainer Ride - Marin Fit Circuit Work Out Friday - Marin Fit Circuit Work Out Saturday - 1 hour 30 mins Cyclocross ride, Marin Fit Circuit Work Out Sunday - OFF
The above may look like a lot but it is not enough. Check back next week for more updates.
As earlier posted on this very site, the 2016 Masters World Championship cyclocross race was SUPPOSED to be held in California, San Jose in fact. That is not the case. It has been cancelled. This has derailed my main goal but in doing so it has given me time to prepare a new one(s). It seems they WILL be held in San Jose in 2017 and 2018. Goals. I now have them and I now need to make a plan and get ready, I am pumped. In all honesty 2 months was not enough time for me to get in race shape, especially seeing as how I have not raced in a year.
That being said, it is time to start the slow and steady effort needed to get ready for such goodness. Like Meghan Trainor said, It's All About That Base. That's a joke people.
Been on the stationary bike a lot and that does not show up in my Strava feed. It appears it only allows GPS files in the widget. I have also been religiously cranking out the Marin Fit Work Out. And the occasional hike. Sunset hikes rock. And we have some weather here, some potential snow dusting on Mt. Tam. If that happens I will certainly be up there either by wheel or heel. Hell, Charlie Sheen would go. Charlie Sheen would apparently do anything. Don't be like Charlie. Be like you.
Today is tempo day and we have some freezing - ish rain so it will be on the trainer; MFWO to follow. May sneak in a mud hike today as well, and I am certainly hiking in the muck tomorrow.
