Operation Incline: Week 1 recap

A view from Saturdays ride.

One week of build is in the books. The week started off great but the "strength" class Beth conned me into left me with a severe case of the DOMS in the legs. That had me feeling pretty haggard at the start of of my Thursday interval run, but once I loosened up I felt pretty good. So no more "strength" class for James unitl the offseason... and I'll be the first to admit it.... Those old ladies kicked my ass!

The weekend started off with a mellow day of riding and and an open water swim on Friday. The Friday open water swims are definitely my favorite swim workout. All the folks from the Encinitas YMCA masters program meet up around 5 and hit the water. There are two buoys right off Moonlight Beach and if you start from shore, make right turns around both of them, and then head back in it's a 600m lap. So we pretty much do laps with a jog in between... perfect for Xterra.

Saturday was hard 4 hour ride and then a quick run off the bike. I rode really hard and didn't have any expectations for the run but was shocked with how well it went. Definitely a good sign this early on. I knocked this out in the morning, came home ate, napped and then headed to the beach with Beth. We chillaxed for a bit then did some easy swimming at Moonlight. Then of course it was off to get burritos and fro-yo.... again. Second night in a row... no... it never gets old!

Sunday... I was up at 4:15am. Why? Beth was racing again. This time it was the Imperial Beach Triathlon which is quite a haul south from Carlsbad. So it was an early morning of playing triathlon sherpa. I got the bike loaded, gear on the car and we were on the road by 5 in order to hit the 'bucks before getting on the highway. As soon as we got down to IB Beth headed for transition and I set out on my long run along the Strand... solid run and pancake flat for a change... definitely got kind of bored. I made it back while Beth was still out on the bike and then just watched the rest of the race and then hung out under the sun in the park.

Biggups to my homeboys Luke and Matt. Luke pulled a sneak attack to get by Felipe on the run and Matt raced on a single speed and still laid it down. The crew from Amateur Endurance were out there racing as a relay and crushed it as well!
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After the awards we headed home and then we went for an easy spin before doing what we do on Sundays... hang by the pool and cook a good dinner... and I'll say it again... No, it never gets old. I love summer!


dinner for two?