Mastering the Art of Procrastination

Since arriving in Boulder 5 weeks ago to have a dig at this triathlon caper, I have truly mastered the art of procrastination. As my days are generally revolved around swimming, cycling and running there is plenty of down time between training sessions. Therefore I thought it best to partake in a new hobby consisting of DVD watching and coffee shop hopping. I have taken DVD watching to a whole new level with my new portable DVD player (best buy of the century!) and so far have watched 26DVDs and 40+ episodes of Sex and the City. There used to be a time when sitting through an entire DVD non-stop was a daunting task, however after much perseverance and determination I can now watch movie after movie no problemo! I have even become a member of Boulder Blockbuster where I get a rippa deal of unlimited movies for $35per month. Ahh the choices!

So anyway enough of the procrastination talk. Now for an update on the last 5 weeks. Sam and I arrived in Boulder mid-June for a serving of altitude training (and to escape the dreaded Melbourne winter). They don't call it the mile high city for nothing (well actually they don't - Denver is the "mile high city", Boulder is the "1655m city"). Anyway, the first few weeks training at altitude were TOUGH, and I don't mean a little more puffed than usual, it was like being the unfittest I've been times 2! So when I saw that Boulder Peak Triathlon was only 2.5 weeks away I was a little worried if I'd make it around the course in one piece. However, after about 14 days my heart and lungs became used to the fact that they weren't going to back to sea level for another 8 weeks and I began to put together some solid training sessions.

So the Boulder Peak Triathlon came around and it was one brutal race, which included an 18% climb on the bike. I had a good hitout and finished 7th pro female which was pleasing for my first race at altitude.

So since then I have been putting in 2 and 3 session days which are always fun. I have been swimming at Flatirons Athletic Club which is amazing. I am constantly star struck with the likes of Chrissy Wellington and countless other Pros wandering around the place. The riding is the greatest with all sorts of terrain - steep hills, not so steep hills, flat, rolling, you name it, Boulder has it. And the running is ideal. There are trails right behind where we live and an aths track across the road. So to sum it up, Boulder is everything and more than I expected. It is truly an athlete training mecca!

So the plan now is to keep the consistency up and then if all goes well we'll head off to do some racing in Canada, San Fransisco and then Pacific Grove.
But for now it's time to buy new bathers! Woohoo.