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October 21
October 20
Swim
- 1h 20m
- 3600.00 meters
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6 x 200 (1er cr 2-3e (50kick-50sw)
4e pull, 5-6e IM par 100m, r. 15')
3 x (3 x 200m) bloc 2-3 palmes, r 15'
1er : 25god-25sw, 25tête haute-25sw
25 grandchien-25sw, 25 skieur-25sw
2e (50kick 45° +catch -50cr, 50si-to-si, 50cr)
3e bien nagé, last 25 par 100m vite
4x100 on 1:30
200 pull
200 à400 choix
Run
- 25m 12s
- 4.63 kms
- 05m 26s /KM
Fucking tough. 2 x 10min with 1min walk in between. Yuck. Pace was kinda slow (4:45/km) but physically, wasn't doing so good. Oh well.
Sport
- Hockey
- 1h 00m
We won 4-0. 2min.
My baby boy is one month old already. He still doesn't talk or drive?!?!
- Health data: Sleep: 4 Fatigue: 2 Sick: 2 Hours slept: 7
October 19
At work all day. I thought it would be return to calm today but it won't, might be an important one.
There's something I wanted to share for quite some time after my race in Australia. I didn't really have time to write about the race except that I liked the experience, that it's a different thing to race against the best in the world, that I was a little disappointed of the run part of my race but nothing more than that.
Usually, the night before a race, I don't sleep much. I wake up often and am always afraid not to wake up on time. The day before the Worlds, I was pretty nervous and it was interesting to see each other's way to deal with that stress while at the condo. It went pretty well and no drama occured. We went to bed at about 10 and had to wake up at around 4h15 or so. For the first time in my life, I laid down my head on the pillow and woke up 2 minutes before the alarm clock. I didn't wake up, didn't go to the bathroom, didn't have any nightmares (I don't usually do though) or anything. I was almost embarassed to talk about it, judging by the faces of my teammates. One said she didn't sleep at all, the other woke up a few times and usually he's a heavy sleeper! After preparing our stuff we left the condo and arrived on site where we got bodymarked and went to our transition spots. The 3 others were very nervous, it was pretty obvious. Something added tension, the water temperature! When we arrived, the announcer said it was wetsuit legal and that the water temp dropped again during the night. For me, it wasn't a big deal, in fact it was good news. It meant I wouldn't overheat if decided to put the wetsuit on, and honestly, I had to put it since my body doesn't deal well with the cold water. For the others, wetsuit = slower swims so they were very nervous about what decision to make.
The swim start was a 20 minutes walk from the transition area so we didn't go at the same time as the girls. They did their thing and Pierre and me went for our start 30 minutes later. There was 10 minutes separating each AG start and when we arrived the men were starting so me and Pierre had something like 30 minutes to wait. We each other went to pee and stretch and decided to find a spot in the shade since even though it wasn't too warm, the sun was incredibly hot. I didn't put my wetsuit on until the very last minute I could, which means30 seconds before Pierre had to go for his start, the one before mine. I cheered for Pierre a little, went in the water to cool my body and watch their start. Then, it was my turn. Gulp.
I went in the control area sooner than later even if we had a few minutes to do so because I wanted a spot on the first row with the big boys. I decided I'd swim "control" without putting too much effort for the first half, even if that meant some of the faster swimmers would have to swim over me. Bring it on.
So, we're there on the starting line, 115 athletes from everywhere in the world, there's 5 minutes left before the gun goes off. A lot of people screaming around and a lot of languages I don't understand at all. Athletes are jumping and getting their gear ready for the race. I could hear the 2 athletes to my side breath, hard. And there was me. Thinking to myself : " Man, this is it. You worked hard to get here. Whatever happens today, you're here and nobody can take that away from you." I remember looking at the view and breathing deeply. For the first time in my life, I was serene, calm and ready to go. Let's fucking do this!
There's something I wanted to share for quite some time after my race in Australia. I didn't really have time to write about the race except that I liked the experience, that it's a different thing to race against the best in the world, that I was a little disappointed of the run part of my race but nothing more than that.
Usually, the night before a race, I don't sleep much. I wake up often and am always afraid not to wake up on time. The day before the Worlds, I was pretty nervous and it was interesting to see each other's way to deal with that stress while at the condo. It went pretty well and no drama occured. We went to bed at about 10 and had to wake up at around 4h15 or so. For the first time in my life, I laid down my head on the pillow and woke up 2 minutes before the alarm clock. I didn't wake up, didn't go to the bathroom, didn't have any nightmares (I don't usually do though) or anything. I was almost embarassed to talk about it, judging by the faces of my teammates. One said she didn't sleep at all, the other woke up a few times and usually he's a heavy sleeper! After preparing our stuff we left the condo and arrived on site where we got bodymarked and went to our transition spots. The 3 others were very nervous, it was pretty obvious. Something added tension, the water temperature! When we arrived, the announcer said it was wetsuit legal and that the water temp dropped again during the night. For me, it wasn't a big deal, in fact it was good news. It meant I wouldn't overheat if decided to put the wetsuit on, and honestly, I had to put it since my body doesn't deal well with the cold water. For the others, wetsuit = slower swims so they were very nervous about what decision to make.
The swim start was a 20 minutes walk from the transition area so we didn't go at the same time as the girls. They did their thing and Pierre and me went for our start 30 minutes later. There was 10 minutes separating each AG start and when we arrived the men were starting so me and Pierre had something like 30 minutes to wait. We each other went to pee and stretch and decided to find a spot in the shade since even though it wasn't too warm, the sun was incredibly hot. I didn't put my wetsuit on until the very last minute I could, which means30 seconds before Pierre had to go for his start, the one before mine. I cheered for Pierre a little, went in the water to cool my body and watch their start. Then, it was my turn. Gulp.
I went in the control area sooner than later even if we had a few minutes to do so because I wanted a spot on the first row with the big boys. I decided I'd swim "control" without putting too much effort for the first half, even if that meant some of the faster swimmers would have to swim over me. Bring it on.
So, we're there on the starting line, 115 athletes from everywhere in the world, there's 5 minutes left before the gun goes off. A lot of people screaming around and a lot of languages I don't understand at all. Athletes are jumping and getting their gear ready for the race. I could hear the 2 athletes to my side breath, hard. And there was me. Thinking to myself : " Man, this is it. You worked hard to get here. Whatever happens today, you're here and nobody can take that away from you." I remember looking at the view and breathing deeply. For the first time in my life, I was serene, calm and ready to go. Let's fucking do this!
- Health data: Sleep: 2 Fatigue: 2 Hours slept: 6.5
October 18
Sport #1
- Stretching
- 25m
Just me and my new yoga mat. Lots of legs and ass stretching.
Sport #2
- Walking
- 1h 15m
Just me and my new yoga mat. Lots of legs and ass stretching.
Another day in cold city. It's -2C this morning and there's a lot of frost on the ground. At least, I mowed the lawn yesterday and picked up the leaves so that's a good thing.
Not much going on today except a few people coming over and errands to run.
Not much going on today except a few people coming over and errands to run.
- Health data: Sleep: 3 Fatigue: 2 Hours slept: 7.5
October 17
Swim
- 1h 15m
- 3200.00 meters
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2 x 200
4 x (4 x 50mixed IM - 4 x 50 kick (25fast-25 ez) - 200pull resp3)
Lots to do today. Call a few people, running errands, babysit Alex ;) , mow the frozen lawn and fallen leaves, swim at 4 then diner at my parents with a few uncles and aunts.
Uh-oh, still gaining weight. Lat year my goal was to race at 170...and I'm slowly getting to 180 since a few weeks. Doh!
Uh-oh, still gaining weight. Lat year my goal was to race at 170...and I'm slowly getting to 180 since a few weeks. Doh!
- Health data: Sleep: 3 Fatigue: 2 Sick: 3 Hours slept: 8
October 16
Bike
- 1h 32m 46s
- 39.43 kms
- 25.50 KM/hr
Went for a little ride when I came back from Montreal. Cold outside but there's a positive side, the water stays very cold! ;)
Lots of wind on the way back.
Will try not to fall asleep at the wheel...or in front of the judge. ---> Happy to say that it didn't happen!
- Health data: Sleep: 2 Fatigue: 1 Hours slept: 4.5
October 15
Swim
- 1h 15m
- 3000.00 meters
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Arrived late because of my incredible talent at putting my contact lenses on!
12 x 100 (2 crawl, dos, DPT, resp au 5, choix. Rinse and repeat)
10 x 100m on 1:25. r = 5sec --> Tough
Team relay 2 x (5 x 25m all out)
2 x 300 ez(fins-pull)
Swimmy swim. Doctor appt for Alex. Prepare case for tomorrow.
- Health data: Sleep: 3 Soreness: 2 Fatigue: 2 Hours slept: 7.25
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Hilarious!
At work all day.
132/67. 57 @ 12am
It was my second hockey game last night. 2nd win in a row. I wore my HR monitor just for fun. 2 major observations :
1. Max HR is fucking high for me -->188. I don't even go there in a race. 2. Avg of the whole game, including time on the bench, intermissions and 5 minutes after the game, is 149.