Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Where there’s a will, there’s a way…

Travel makes working out a little more difficult sometimes. It’s easy to slip into the routine of bagging workouts because of meetings, long flights, delays, traffic…On the flip-side however, being in a different city, new scenery; diverse terrain makes it a bit easier. I tend to try and explore a bit, doing my homework up front to line up a pool, a trail, a bike if possible (thanks Doug).

This trip to Natick, MA was no different. 2700 m swim last night in a salt water pool, that’s indoor by winter and outdoor come spring. It’s a big inflatable bubble, which I’ve swum under on a chilly winter morning a few years back. As well, I got in a solid 5 miles on the stumpy, undulating, and woodsy trails of Callahan State Park in Framingham. Makes me miss the east coast.

Week to date, I have eased in as I have been mostly in a car or plane since Saturday’s race, but that’ll change with a 15 miler and a 50/10 bring on the schedule. Next week I’ll get in an 82 miler on Monday and then off to Naugatuck, CT again for work. I am stressing about being at sea-level all week and then coming back to run the Estes Park marathon next Saturday @ 8,800 feet or something like that. Long, slow, suffer fest I suspect…but one big hunk of hay to add to the barn.

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