Wow, What a Weekend


Steve, Andy and Colin at the top of GMR

My birthday has come and gone. It was a fun and memorable weekend. Old friends, new friends and a crazy training schedule. It started out Saturday with a 44-mile bike ride in the mountains above Glendora. I ended up with Andy and Colin. I just watched my Power Tap®, riding an average of 240 watts, as Andy toyed with us. Colin was hanging. It was above race pace to get ready for Wildflower long course this Saturday. I pushed myself.

a view from the top and Andy throwing away local litter

After a fun night we woke up for the Trail Run/Yoga Duathlon. Well after a 9-mile trail run straight up and down Griffith Park, we found ourselves in the sweatiest yoga ever. The room was not heated by anything other than our own bodies and the room was a pool of sweat. Even as gross as this sounds at one point Gary turns to me a says, “This is great.” The yoga was intense as usual. No fancy poses, just doing the work in your fundamental poses. Coach Ilg lead the yoga and talked about us being warriors. After all that we felt like warriors.

Coach Gary and Coach Ilg – Coach Ilg’s Dharmagram

Next was an early dinner. I think everyone was wiped out after that. It has taken me until Monday night to recover. Now here we go, Wildflower this Saturday. More to come, maybe even a RunCast.

The Warrior Crew (L-R) Coach Steve, Larry, Sindy, Al, Sandy, Rubi, Coach Gary, missing from picture Jake, Bob, Rebekah, CJ, Steve and Michael

Race Focused, Steve Mackel – SoCalRunning.com Co-Founder

May 2, 2007 | Filed Under Steve's Posts 

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