I'm a "Triathlon" cyclist not a "Road" cyclist

Sometimes I forget that in my need to try to be good at everything. I went out last night with some young guys for a 2 hour cycle and found it challenging enough as it was at a fairly high tempo with accelerations up hills etc... I am not used to that because I train all the time maintaining a fairly steady (albeit reasonably fast) pace. These guys (roadbikers) ride like this all the time and they usually always go for hard 40-50 k rides max. The only time I felt like I might have been gaining ground was near the end of the ride when I was actually getting more comfortable with the pace and could have kept going because of my endurance. Anyway, changing the subject, I know i need to get some pictures on here to make things a bit more interesting. I will see what I can do. Otherwise, I am a bit mixed up this week with training. I am supposed to do 16 hours of training and i might get that done but alot of it is going to be on the weekend.

This blog is mainly a record of my training for myself and anyone who wants to read it. It is also about how you train for a goal (ie an ironman) and try to fit that into a normal life. This week I am feeling a bit like I need to remember that I am also a lawyer with a busy law practice (which pays for all my leisure activities) For better or worse, my law practice is much busier in the summer than the winter. I make a substantail portion of my yearly income in the months of June-October. This makes it tough because a substantial portion of my training and recreational activities happen in that time as well. This next week (end of June) is literally the busiest real estate week of the year. When you throw Canada Day in the middle of it, it can be crazy. I have people buying and selling homes all next week. On top of that I need to train 16 plus hours. It is going to be a bit crazy. (But I have done it the last two years) Tonight i am cycling for about an hour and a half. This morning I swam for almost an hour and did around 2900 meters. My cycling is supposed to be a series of speed drills tonight- 9 minutes fast, followed by the 3 minutes slow done 5 times with a warmup and cooldown. I will probably do that on the Pownal route.