I woke up for the early morning drive to Sasamat still tired from Saturday’s 5hr hammer. This combined with a 5am wake up call from Maya Fox had me pretty groggy. The extra fatigue meant that I went out very conservatively for the 4km swim race. In a last minute deal, negotiated on the start line, Bronwyn agreed to let me draft off her toes for the whole first lap. Thanks, B, you saved my life. For the second lap, I picked up the pace and caught about 10 swimmers. My first 4km swim done, in 1hr 14. Not too bad. 4km is long. I was tired. Yet, I know I could go faster.
The night before, I’d dreamt up this crazy plan to run from Sasamat lake to my Mum’s house in Burnaby. Check out the route, it’s about 25km one way. The first 15km were on trails and the last 10km was running through the neighborhoods that I grew up in. It was pretty fun to take the short cut behind the fire hall, the trail between the houses just down my street, and all the other short cuts I remember from my youth. By the time Sunday evening hit, my body had finally recovered from Saturday’s hammerfest. I felt tired but much much better.
It was a happy Canada Day. We spent a very nice evening at Jane & Dave’s place. Happy Birthday, Jane!
swim
4km, 1:14
long run
2.5hr, ~25km