Weekend Training

I had the opportunity to head a little south for the weekend to attend a wedding and get in some training in favorable weather. (Thanks for the invite Sam!) I left on Saturday morning, which couldn't have come at a better time. I heard nothing but wind and ice hitting my bedroom window all night and I woke up to about a half inch of snow on the ground.

The flight to St Louis went well. However, in lieu of sunny skies and warm temps we landed in a nasty cold front that was pushing through. Unfortunately for the bride and groom the wedding was moved indoors, but I think that the coordinator pulled it off smoothly. Everyone had a great time... and it was an open bar just to make sure we all could celebrate right along with the new couple.

So... the open bar at the reception did a couple of things for... make that to me! I'm not much of a drinker and tend to be "good" after a couple of drinks. I had a couple of drinks while waiting for the photographer to get the photo shots that she wanted to. Then a couple with dinner. I met a new friend who escorted me to the bar each trip I made. He and I would do a shot here and there. By the time that I realized that I was tipsy I think I'd just about made an ass of myself on the dance floor. No one can pull off "The Sprinkler" like I can! ;-)

I suddenly realized a couple of things the next morning. A 37 year old man should not party like he's 27 ~and~ you will pay for what you put into your body one way or the other. Yep, I was not feeling it Sunday morning. Luckily I mustered the energy to take in some site seeing and walked about four miles through the city. I did feel better after getting some severely low-impact exercise, but I was ready for bed by 7:00.

Monday was a much better day. Did a 7:40 / mile pace for five miles, shot some hoops and got a lift in. Sam was employed by one of the univertisies near St Louis so we got to use their facilities. It was really nice to be able to run along a great trail system that they have in the area.

Now that I am back to the cities I have to get back to my plan: Plyometrics, Swim / Bike / Run and heavy strength training until next month. This morning was a training run on the treadmill: 9 minute pace for 1 mile, 8 minute pace for next mile, 30 seconds of 5:30 pace followed by a minute of 7:30 pace. I did total of 4 miles at the fast / slow pace and cooled down with another 8:00 pace for a mile. 7 miles, total.

I followed that with some additional strength training (Bis and Tris) and ended with some stretching. Tomorrow is Masters Swim and spin class.