Weekly recap and some Random thoughts

So it was another decent week on the training front, despite the rain and the cold I keep managing to get out the door, and I keep yearning for more!!! This is a really good sign for me as when I'm not liking the training I tend to find excuses not to get out, and weather would be a prime factor there. Instead I'm actually enjoying riding in the cold and rain, just happy to be putting the miles in and feeling stronger day by day. This week I backed off the running a bit to recover from the race last Sunday, those hard efforts have been a bit of a bother to me in the past few years, so I'm looking at ways to still race them, but also keep recovery in mind. So I hit up a bit more swimming and riding to keep the good training going and kept the running to closer to 50 km's for the week. Swimming was 11+ km's and riding was 200+ again as well, which is way more than I've averaged in January the last couple of years, so once again a good sign. In non training news, I managed to grab some time with Shannon this weekend to check out Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
Four Seasons + Cantata performance at the Royal theatre. It was a ballet performed to the music of Vivaldi's four seasons and then a modern dance portion called Cantata(the title of the piece I believe), which is inspired by Italian music from the 18th and 19th centuries. I have to say I enjoyed both pieces for different reasons. The ballet was really well done, I love Vivaldi's four seasons as I grew up listening to that piece quite often with my parents, and I admire the athleticism involved in doing ballet at this level. The muscle control and strength shown by the dancers is amazing, and something that you can appreciate takes years of dedication to hone. The second piece the Cantata, I enjoyed mostly for the music and humor used, it was a very upbeat and energized performance, and I felt they did a really good job engaging the crowd. All in all in very good performance. Ok, hope everyone had great a great week doing what they whether it's a sport, an art, or any other past time. Now, the weather looks awesome for this week, cold but clear, so I'll be out on the roads and trails, hope to see you out there,

Cheers,
Mike