Elements of Erin 337

Below is the IM Camp schedule from last weekend. More details to come... 2009 - BASE CAMP SCHEDULE : FRIDAY, April 10 th : 7:30am: Camp Sign-in. Smith & Company Coffee House - WINNIPEG St. (off Westminster Ave) Penticton . Please come prepared to ride. We will leave directly after the ride briefing, once groups have been confirmed etc. 7:50am: Introduction to Leaders, bike routes for the day and weekend's activities. 8:20am -1:00pm: Cycling - Leaving from Smith & Co. - Rides vary from 40k to 100k (+) 2:00pm: Meet at Smith & Company - Run - 30 to 60min - An out-&-back route with group leaders. You can choose your own turnaround point. 4:30-5:30pm: Yoga. Shioki Triathlete Program. Trade and Convention Centre. 6:30 - 9:00pm: Welcome Night - Buffet @ SS. Sicamous (The boat at the west end of Lakeshore Drive) Guest Speaker - Dr. David Cox. SATURDAY, April 11 th : 8:30am: Cycling - Meet at Smith & Company - Ride briefing - Groups Assemble - Routes to be announced...

With this week coming to a close, my legs feel like I just ran a fast 1/2 Marathon. I would not say they feel like they ran a Marathon, just a fast 1/2 Marathon. Regardless, my legs have a healthy dose of lactic acid inside with the stiffness and ache to match. This week my workout schedule changed slightly with a spin on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday plus an outdoor ride on Saturday. This is all in preparation for the Easter Camp that will be mostly riding. Yesterday's ride outside was great. I met the SAA members at 8:30am and we set off on a ride from Steveston into Vancouver. In the end, my route took me on a 65km glorious sunshiny tour of Richmond and Vancouver. It was cold and crisp but no wind. There were many times when I wanted to stop and take photos but I knew that keeping up with the group was important and didn't stop. Here is the route I took . Today, the weather is much the same. I headed off on my regular Sunday morning long run around 8:30am. 90 minute run wa...

March 15th marked the end of my first five weeks with my new coach . We had a good conversation on March 13th and discussed the my upcoming four weeks of training. This next block of training will be four weeks instead of five because Easter Base Camp is at the end of the 4th week. During our conversation we discussed nutrition on the bike. Given that we will be riding some good distances at camp, I will have a chance to practice my nutrition. My plan is to use a combo of GU20 , CarboPro , Shot Bloks , Gatorade , Peanut Butter and Banana sandwiches, Banana Bread and water. Of course this could all change once I get out on the road and test it. For the Lake Stevens 70.3 I did last year, I used GU20, CarboPro and Shot Bloks with no problems. With IMC being 2x the distance and Gatorade provided on the course, I want to use it in my training to avoid any issues on race day. Easter Camp is three full days of training with an optional fourth day ride. I am excited and nervous about ...