It was a pretty full on start to the week this week. Sam and I flew back to Boulder from Kansas on Monday afternoon. Luckily all travel went smoothly and we made it back in one piece with bike intact. It was then straight on with the thinking cap as I had to do exams (I am currently studying part-time nutrition at Uni) on the Tuesday and Wednesday. The exams were held at the University of Colorado in Denver, which is about an hour bus ride away (that hour was essential for my last minute study cramming!) The last thing I felt like doing after a hard weekend of racing was exams, but these things must be done and with multiple coffees (and OJ...apparently OJ makes you think smarter thoughts -thanks Pam!) under my belt I was set to go. Luckily I only lost concentration and started answering a question within a question once! So with those exams out of the way now, I can truly focus on some serious movie watching in my down time between sessions!!
The latter part of the week was fairly chilled out in comparison and my body started to feel recovered from last weekend. On Saturday I completed a great ride and discovered some new roads around the outskirts of Boulder...and I even got to ride with Crowie for a bit! Sunday was a nice long run through some trails over looking the farmland of Boulder. Then Sunday afternoon...BAM I got hit with a bout of hay fever which has knocked me for 6! At the moment there is a heap of pollen in the air. There is cotton flying around everywhere...normally it doesn't affect me but riding and running through huge clouds of it may not have been the greatest of ideas, as such I am struggling to breathe which isn't the best when oxygen is in scarce supply up in Boulder. However, after loading up with lemon, honey and ginger and a home cooked meal from Sam I am starting to feel better :)
In other news Sam and I bought a car. Our initial time together was brief as it was having a few clutch issues. But one tow-trip later and a visit to the mechanics the Green Hornet is going great guns! It sure beats walking home from the supermarket with a sack full of groceries.
Tomorrow it will be a month since we arrived in Boulder! It is crazy how quickly time flies over here...but it reminds me that I have to make the most of every moment. This week is another pre-race prep week as I am racing Buffalo Springs 70.3 on Sunday. The forecast temperature is supposed to be around 40 degrees which is going to add a little spice to the race!
That's about all from this end...apologies for the lack of worldly thoughts, maybe next week :)
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