As I write this I'm not yet sure what the title of this post will be. To be honest, I'm not even quite sure what it's about. So bear with me here. ( I promise I will also talk about triathlon!) I'm trying to do homework for my AP English class; trying to make intelligent sounding connections within a passage from the Brothers Karamazov. In it the character tells a fable about a wicked woman that died and was thrown into the fiery lake of hell and given one last chance to be saved by her gaurdian angel by being pulled out of the lake with an onion. You see, throughtout her wicked life she had once given an onion to a beggar and in return was being offered salvation in the form of an onion. But once the other people in the lake saw she was being pulled out they grabbed on as well. Of course she kicked them off, being the greedy woman that she was; the onion broke and they all fell back down into the fiery lake of hell. Alright, probably no one cares and I doubt many people have read the book... but there you go. Maybe this will help me get some ideas going...
In the meantime of course I was inspired to write on my blog instead of in my notebook. Funny how that often happens. Not that I don't like my English class. It's actually one of my favourite classes this semester, although I am lucky enough to (so far) mostly enjoy my semester two classes. So far I have also been managing to keep up with school even though we're back to some hard training. It's been pretty good. Last week we did some 800m's on the track (well 6 of them on Monday) and then Friday was another tough one. Looking forward to some 1000m intervals tomorrow, in that wierd triathlete sort of way. Last Friday I also got back in the pool, which is always nice. Yup, my 20min easy swim of the week. Felt alright for most of it but the shoulders were hurting afterwards. Unfortunetely my masssage was canceled when I really needed it. Also, no MRI update yet, and not much new progress. Yesterday I was able to meet up with Erin again for our Sunday long run, which is always a good time. I think that's a decent update of my training since I last posted about being at camp and skiing.
My highlight today: I got onto rollers for the first time without help. Yes, I kind of felt like a little kid learning to take off the training wheels and ride that two-wheeler. In case you aren't aware, we sometimes use rollers instead of putting our bikes on trainers. It's more realistic to riding on a road. And you can actually fall off, as several people have done. I have probably only used them about three or four times before today, and never for super long. It requires lots of concentration. But most people find that once you are on it's not so bad. But getting on takes practice. I usually get someone to help hold me up until I get going. Today I decided to go for it and figure out how to get started on my own. Kinda scarey. But Riley was a great help, coaching me through each step (how to step up, get it spinning, move my foot, clip it it, etc). So thanks. It took a few tense minutes but I succeeded! The next couple intervals I had to start all over again but it went more smoothly each time and I felt more confident. Not confident enough to go without hands, or with one leg though... no thanks Riley.
Another recent highlight that has nothing to do with triathlon: I'm re-teaching myself how to play the piano. With some help from youtube of course. After 6 years of not playing, it's actually not going too badly! The reason is because I'm hoping to accompany Mikala at talent show. She will hopefully be singing Love Song by Sara Bareilles. Mikala is awesome and it's our last chance but she will only do it with me. So yeah, maybe it's kinda crazy, but I've been known to do some crazy things.
Last thing, I promise. Sorry that this blog post had almost no point. Back to the English homework soon...
42 days till Arizona!!
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