Well Monday is here again.  I am at that stage of my training where the weekends go by so quickly that I don't feel like I actually had one.

Saturday morning I was on my bike at the Whitby Rec Centre for 5 1/2 hours.  Mentally and physically, it was a tough one.  It was hard to get back on my stationary bike after cycling in Florida for a week.  I watched "The Sentinel" and another mystery that I can't remember right now.  Ron stopped in for a chat after his spin class as well as Elaine.  My new little buddy Laura stopped for a visit on her way to swim class - she was worried because I was not there last week - so she filled me in on what was happening with her.  For about a 4 year old child, she has an astounding vocabulary and she likes to use it.

Sunday was my long run.  I am training for Around the Bay at the end of March so my mileage was 26 kms.  Next Sunday I will do 28 and then finally 30 kms the day of the race.  I do not get a taper week because Ironman Texas is looming about 9 weeks away.

We started out with 4 - Susan, Elaine, Christine and myself.  Christine and Elaine are both limited right now by injuries.  Chris did the first 10 kms with us, and Elaine did 20.  We loop back to Chateau Typert because there is always nutrition available and we can fill up our water bottles.  The last 6 kms Sue and I were on our own but as the two of us are distance/direction challenged we ended up putting in another 8 kms instead of 6 and then it was hot tub time.  It was a gorgeous day and so nice to not have to run in the snow.

Sue and I have learned that we need to do our long runs together.  I am amazed by my friend John who goes out on Sundays and does his long runs/walks all on his own. I don't have the mental strength to do that.   Sue and I are social people with limited attention spans and I seriously cannot keep myself amused for 3 hours while I am out running, even with my i-pod.

Then it was into Mom mode and I hit the grocery store on the way home.  I sat down for a minute and got caught up watching the "Hoarders" marathon.  That always inspires me to knock the big lumps off from my own house.  So I puttered and cleaned for a while, laid on the floor and watched "Tigger" with Tavis, and actually finished unpacking my bag from Florida.

So its Monday again and I am on my trainer tonight and in the pool.  I have learned that the trick is to never sit down.  Once I sit, I am done for.  I thought I would have some time to relax after Ironman Texas but for some odd reason I signed up for the Mont Tremblant half ironman 5 weeks after I get back.  Okay, I am going to have to push my relaxation time to July.