OK- first camp day done. Woo Hoo. Today was an "easy" 90 minute run on a nice trail around the Boulder Reservoir. Easy except for the altitude which makes my 5 min kms feel like 4:30s at home. At least I didn't get dusted on the run, finishing firmly in the middle. I am trying not to let my Ego define my efforts, since it is such a big training week. Going too hard early in the week will make the end of the week suck.
After lunch we met for a 2 hour group ride. Flat they told us except for one hill. I now know that flat is a relative term, Boulder "flat" rides are our hilly rides. Plus there was a bonus headwind that plagued us except for the last 15 minutes. Ian and headed out with the Fast group, and they put some hurt into our legs by the climb. On the way back from that climb were nasty crosswinds, and some painful climbs. I hung onto the front group mostly, but a few times the string broke and I had to catch up.
Mirinda Carfrae was our speaker tonight, and she brought along her boyfriend Tim O'Donnel (currently on the cover of Inside Tri Magazine). Super nice couple! Mirinda has never has any help with her running stride or technique, it is all a natural gift. She has worked hard on her swim, and has cut down from 60km swim weeks to "only" 22km weeks now. As with most pros most of their day is spent either training or eating (fuelling).
Open water swim tomorrow in the reservoir, followed by long tough 100 mile ride. Tough ride with a couple of 15 mile long climbs. Weather will be better up there tomorrow (no snow falling), and I am wondering (worrying) how much tougher it will be once we get up to real altitude (8000 feet?). On boy.
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