About time I got back to words (though I will post a couple of photos from our honeymoon in the Cook Islands later in the week).
Now let me see:
Mon 2/11: I love holidays. Started my 2hr long ride at 9am :-) Easy ride with 2 x 10mins @ race pace. A really enjoyable ride on a clear but warm morning. Funniest moment came when a (male) cyclist pulled up beside me, started chatting & then asked for my phone number & if he could call me. LOL. And no, I didn't give it to him. Finished with 2.07.33. Av.24.4k/h. C84. 51.5k
Tue 3/11: strength session in the gym in the late afternoon. It was 39 degrees out here in Penrith today. Nasty.
Wed 4/11: 1.9km swim in the morning including drills & easy 1km (in just under 22min) before picking Owly & Cirque up from the station & heading up to our wedding venue to kick back & relax with both of our families.
Thur 5/11- Sun 8/11: rest & recovery unless lots of dancing at your wedding counts ;-) Oh, and we just happened to head to the Cook Islands for our honeymoon on Sunday morning.
Mon 9/11: strength session (chest, shoulders, tris) in the gym at our resort on Rarotonga
Tue 10/11: we did what all honeymooners do; a 3.5 hour (moderate) hike through the mountains & across the island of Rarotonga. I had looked into whether it was possible to hike to the summit of the highest point on Rarotonga. Unfortunately it isn't so this hike would have to suffice. Only approximately 5km in total distance but we climbed from sea level up to the base of "The Needle"; a narrow sheer rock cliff with views to both the north & south coast of the island approx. 400m ASL (will post some photos later this week). It was a rather humid day but fortunately heavy cloud cover prevented the temp from climbing too high.
Wed 11/11: 30mins elliptical machine (including 5 x 2mins intervals)
Thur 12/11: 2hr hike attempting to climb up to another lookout on the island. Let's just say that we became "navigationally challenged" and took the "scenic route" - ie, we somehow managed to miss the turn-off & spent over an hour bush-bashing our way up one side of the hill until coming to a dead end. We'd like to say that we were 'trailblazing' a way route to the summit ;-) Still, any day in the mountains is a nice way to spend a day.
Fri 13/11: 10mins on elliptical then strength session (legs & back)
Sat 14/11 - Sun 15/11: rest - travel to Aitutaki & lots of R & R (and cocktails!)
Mon 16/11: for something different, R & I did a SUP Fit class. SUP = stand up paddle boarding. Great fun. Basically it involved firstly learning to balance on our knees & then stand on the paddle board. Once we had 'mastered' that, we paddled along a channel into the current, turning around (much harder than it sounds) & then using the current to float back to the start while doing things like push-ups, childs pose, 'salute to the sun', planks, supermans etc while balancing on the paddle board. The class went for 60mins & then R & I spent another 30mins playing on the paddle boards (and, in my case, 'trying' to paddle in a straight line!). Was great fun - I really enjoyed it. So much so that I've been looking to find places that hire out paddle boards since I got home...
Tue 17/11 - Thu 19/11: rest (travel from Aitutaki to Raro & then home, losing a day due to the date line)
Fri 20/11: I think TA has a crystal ball. My first day back training - and the day it hit 41 degrees out here in Penrith - and TA had a swim scheduled :-) 1.4km swim including 10 x 100m.
Sat 21 /11: 95min ride (including 10mins @ race pace) along the Northern Road. Nice to be back on the bike again after 2 weeks. Av. 23.6k/h. 376k
Sun 22/11: rest
Friday's swim & Saturday's ride were hard work which leaves me a tad (even more) nervous about the Nepean Triathlon next weekend. I am doing the swim & bike legs as part of Team Himalaya with Rags. Still, the extra 3kgs I'm carrying should help with buoyancy in the water. Finished crossed...
MTD:
Swim – 3.3k
Bike – 89.1k
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