So after the grueling weekend of biking I went on holidays to the Shuswap with my kids. We stayed at Sorrento Centre where the kids hung out and spent a lot of time with the the other kids in the youth programs. Most other adults there were involved in the adult oriented programs, but I had other plans. My week of R & R was a week of riding and running.
After making breakfast I would head off on a bike ride up the back roads around Sorrento, some days I would stop and take pictures of interesting places or animals. It was a very hot week with some days reaching 38 C which is very hot for me. All my rides started with a 4 km hill that got me working hard and then the ride became a set of gentle rolling hills with a great view of the farms and orchards. By Friday, which was the hottest day, I was biking to Tappen and back which is a 50km trip, with steep hills at both ends of the ride.
I tested out my new water pack which worked really well. The water stayed cold/cool which surprised me. And I carried along my camera a few camera lens just to add weight to the trek, and you never know when a great photo moment will occur.
Each night I also ran with my dog which he greatly enjoyed. I started with a 30 min run the first night and then bumped it up to 60 min runs the remaining evenings. By Friday I had made significant improvement in the distance I was running in 30 minutes, as after 30 min I'd turn around and head back to the dog kennel to drop of my Lab.
I do have to say that I have had many moments where I think i might be crazy to be doing this ride to Vancouver. That its impossible and thus ridiculous for me to even bother with trying to do. I know coming home I looked at the grade (6%) and trhe length of hills from Rogers Pass to Revelstoke (50k) and that made me really wonder what am I getting myself into. Once the moments of fear pass I know I can do it, I just have to break it down into little steps. It is going to be a very difficult ride both physically and mentally. The mental part is already starting with all te self-doubt I have been feeling the past couple weeks but I know that if I loose that part then I won't make it.
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