Stop press - a new land speed record !

Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone! Yes, I'm a very lucky girl & was very spoilt. Next year's birthday will be somewhat different but no less special - I'll be staying in a tent somewhere around 6,200m (not having had a shower for 2 weeks!) getting ready for a summit attempt :-D

Friday
Rest :-)

Saturday
AM - 10mins walk w/u + 30mins run (4.77k) + 15mins walk >65% MHR (total 7.51k)

Another good run. I'm not sure it's getting any easier cardio-wise but it wasn't as much of a struggle to hold my form together as it was on Thursday.

PM - 1.8k swim including 8 x 50m and 16 (!) x 25m sprints! Holy moly. Easily the toughest session (both physically & mentally) to date.

PPM - went to the Sydney Athletics Grand Prix meet at Homebush tonight. I was really looking forward to seeing Asafa Powell race but it wasn't to be. Still, lots of great competition & really freaking fast people ;-) But I must say Tamsyn Lewis needs to pull her head in. Her post-race interview could have done with some degree of humility.

Sunday
AM - 90mins ride - 35.76k (23.9k/h)
R managed to avoid riding with me today by coming off his bike yesterday. Fortunately the bike was more damaged than he was. Still, between you & me, I think he slowed me down last week - or maybe we just talk too much ;-) - because I managed to set a new land speed record (for me) over the M7 bike path today - av. 23.9k/h (up from 23.4) last week. Woohoo !

Rather fresh out there this morning. Cool & overcast - my favourite riding conditions. A great way to end a great week of training - I did all my sessions. Woohoo - that doesn't happen very often!

MTD: S - 6.75k + B 71.3k* + R 26.22k
* long rides & races only