Update

I finally got internet again at my house! Woo!

I have been using my iPhone to update for the last while, so naturally there has been no motivation to update the ol' blog.

Things are definitely getting better on the workout front. I am not making leaps and bounds, since my new job is pretty consuming, but I am getting there slowly.
I am running about 3-4 times a week, swimming 2 times a week, and biking 1 or 2 times.

The swimming has been hard. I enjoy it enough when I am there, but driving out to Commonwealth has been an issue lately after work. It is just soooo much easier to go for a run or even go lift weights at the rec centre 3 minutes from my place.

Speaking of weights, I am really enjoying my core work lately. It is entertaining how sore I am after ha!

I did my first TNW in a while (thanks to work letting me go early), and I saw some huge gains. I was a little disappointed in the practice however. Without Shane there, there was nobody at the front to hold the pack in check on the recovery sections, to ensure that we actually get our heart rates down. The lead group is an amazing pack of guys, but the competitive spirit diminished the workout a bit too much for me.

I started with the lead guys, but after two intervals of barely slowing below a tempo run on the recovery sections ( we were supposed to do a recovery jog), I decided to run my own workout. It was so funny seeing the lead group on the course. I saw them right before the recovery interval finished before the next hard section, and most of them didn't even change speeds into the fast section! They were just going as fast as they could the whole course.

Meanwhile I was having an amazing workout on my own, even though I would get passed on the recovery sections by 40 y/o ladies (no disrespect ladies) that have 45min 10k times, before I would blow by them on the actual intervals. I think I was one of maybe three people who lowered their times on the last 4 loops. I have to admit though, there have been some amazing PIH improvements. Jogging with the ladies allowed me to see some of the real risers in the group. And don't get me started on Jeff Hunt, who is really seeing his hard work pay off.

I think it could have just been this workout, since most PIH TNWs have walking sections, where everyone is pretty much forced to slow down. I will give it another go next week probably, to see if it's different. Right now though, my Sat morning crew is looking pretty good, where we all work together to push ourselves, and hold back on the recoveries so that we can all start together. Getting the hr down between hard efforts is so crucial for improvement.

I will definitely post more now that I got the net back!

Happy training.