
My training has been going really well as of late and I had a few extra owed overtime days accumulated, so I decided to take a couple of extra days off this week to spend some time on the bike. And maybe do a little swimming and running. I'm counting my week from Sunday to Saturday and in that time, I have put in 21hrs of training, a new 7 day record for me. In that time I have biked 460Kms, Run 20.7kms and swam 1600M. Although the swim volume does not look big, it is the biggest week I have had since coming back from my fractured clavicle. On Friday I did a test to see if I could swim 800M's straight and I am happy to say I was able to. This means I won't be fast, but at least I'll be able to finish in my sprint race in 2 weeks.
Not a lot to say about the week except it was a lot of riding, but my legs are feeling ridiculously well so far. So I have a put together some pictures from the week. Now that my big week is over, it is time for a recovery week and I will be spending two days of it in the Microbrew Capital of the US, Portland, Or. I hope their kegs are ready for me.
Some Essentials for putting in lots of hours in the saddle

Pre Ride Fueling is very important.

The flat farmland roads

My long ride fuel

Perfect recovery drink.
James had mentioned this one before. It was delicious.

Spinning Along

A possible celebrity sighting? The expected bling was definitely missing.

Jeff Kerkove styled shot

My Steed. It's nothing fancy, but it does the trick.

Another couple of shots of me riding along


Trucking along. The weather was not as ideal as had hoped, was trying to outrun some rain.

The clouds I was running away from

Riding along 0 Avenue. This sits right on the border of the US and Canada. I often see the US Border Patrol doing their rounds here.

Final ride the river was really calm
Finally got some sun


Finished!

Happy training to you all.
And for James and Ward, I tasted my new homebrewed IIPA this week. Not quite ready yet, will post some pics when it's ready.
Happy Training.