Does This Count as Training??

Connor and I took another road trip this weekend. We went to Roosevelt Lake to spend the weekend with my brother and his family. I always have great intentions with my training and things generally go well when my schedule doesn’t vary. Driving 12 hours and playing at the lake definitely changed the schedule but I was able to fit in some training. We got there on Friday and I was immediately reminded why I love Colorado in the summer – it’s not 98 degrees at 4pm on the Friday before Memorial Day! I have my schedule though, and the schedule says a 5 mile run today and a 2500 yard swim. I had to forego the swim but decided it would be a good idea to do my run. I waited as long as I could for it to cool down and at 5pm decided to head out before I bailed altogether. It had cooled down to about 96 degrees as I ran the first 2.5 miles uphill, into the sun and wind. I hadn’t felt 96 degrees since the one day last summer in Colorado when it got about 95. Can humans actually melt in the sun? I was thinking there was some potential there as I starting seeing images of cool lakes and snow covered mountains. Thankfully my sister in law had frozen margaritas ready when I stumbled into their RV.


I rode on Saturday before the sun and all the people rose. It was a beautiful morning and I climbed a monster hill. It took me 58 minutes to ride up and 14 minutes to get down. What a blast. By the time I got back everyone was up and ready for some boating so I threw my bike back into my car and traded my bike shorts for a swim suit. My brother taught me to surf in the morning and I was happy that I got up on the board and was able to stand up long enough for a photo. We found a spot under a bridge and I thought it would be a great idea to practice swimming in a lake with my wetsuit, so off I went for a short swim. I learned to wakeboard in the afternoon and was so tired that night I thought I wouldn’t be able to walk again. Fortunately, my sister in law came to the rescue again with another batch of frozen margaritas!

We went out again on Sunday and I surfed and wakeboarded again. I’m not sure this will be transferable training for the Bike MS or Triathlons, but it sure was a blast! My brother was set to go out again early Monday morning and I had to cry uncle; I didn’t think I would be able to make the drive home if I went out one more time! I left the lake and made the 12.5 hour drive home by myself. What a fun weekend; I love summer!