Base Training

Hey hey
Its great to see the season start to turn. The farm animals have multiplied and the trees are covered in blossom. Winter has been wet this year in Nelson, and although it doesnt bother me too much, I am looking forward to spring and summer!

Training has been ticking over well. Kayaking has really come on quickly, from not being able to keep up even during easy paddling, Im paddling comfortably at a steady pace. The bike has really come along well. I've been getting some good mid week rides in with some of the guys. 3 weeks ago I couldnt hold their wheel, now Im keeping up fine.
Ive backed off the amount of running, as Ive brought up the other sports. My running is also going well.

This weekend just been we spent the weekend in St Arnaud, Nelson Lakes. It was our yearly work function. There are so many trees down, that there is little choice as to where to walk! Nelson Lakes way it is due to heavy snow to low levels, in the Richmond Forest Park, and Kahurangi NP its from wind. A pity cause it will be a long time before many tracks are open again. I guess its part of mother natures plan to make room for new growth.

Had mum and dad down last weekend. Was great to have them down. Took them for a walk up Mt Duppa, just as we arrived at the top, the cloud rolled in. What a bastard. Its a fair grunt up, and its a fantastic view when you get there.

I had a business writing course in Wellington last week. It was really well run and more interesting than I wouldve thought possible! The most interesting element, was the presenter was into a lot of NLP and hypnosis type stuff. Ive been looking for something to help with race visualisation and confidence etc... Ive started looking into this stuff and it looks great.

This weekend we have a quiet weekend at home, Im really looking forward to it. Ive got some stuff to get together for sponsors.
Now that the other sports have come up to speed, we'll be hitting some base training. Unless Rich wants me to do something different, there will be lots of easy steady and a little dose of tempo.

Keep it tight.