yo

Been getting back into the training schedule w/ good volume, high quality workouts and swimming with the high school cats and my buddy Sal, who is training for IM Arizona. Since returning from the wedding & honeymoon my weekly hours logged have been 12:32, 15:30, 12:09 & 16:01......I wanted to get 2more hours in on the bike this last sunday but it was just too damn cold!This is high volume for me however. Last year I think I got in one 14:45 week. So we are slowly getting my body used to handling just a little more volume at a time so I dont have to worry about getting injured in the process

I'm looking forward to kicking off the race season big time- looks like I may have 3 short races back to back to get my body used to racing again. Beaver Freezer Triathlon (500yd pool swim, 12mi bike, 3.1mi run) in Corvallis on april 5th, Spring Classic Duathlon (5km run, 15mi bike, 5k run) out on Marine Drive on april 12th, and (if I can sneak into this race without my coach knowing) the Bridge-2-bridge 10k run down town portland, april 20th.
then i'll have two weeks until Napa Half Iron, then it will just be 5 weeks until World Championships in June!

I miss my best friend Kyle (walk-a-mile Kyle (with a smile)), and I'm thinking of him always. when i was struggling with my last 4minute hill repeat today (there were 6 of them), I thought of him and how fortunate I am to still be able to feel pain. I said "this ones for you walk' and i dug deep and ran 100yards further up that hill than I had in the previous 5 repeats. I'll be thinking about you during those last miles of my races this year bro! there are a lot of things i deeply regret about not being there for him enough the last year of his life. I know the best way I can make it up to him is to look out for his family and his girl. They really are a great family! i love looking at those miniature donkeys at his dad's house!

This video just makes me wanna get out on the treadmill and go hard!
(gotta love these canadian pros)