finding my feet

it has been some years since i raced a mountain bike

eight to be precise

a long breeding program overtook the training program

it wasn't unusual to spend something in the vicinity of 20+ hours a week training or racing

this was B.C. days of course

last year i agreed to dust off the bike to join a team

another cycling buddy and i would do a 24hr event known as kellevie

luckily my partner got up the duff with her first child - i was off the hook !

my hubbie, 

ever ingenious to my return to the saddle,

promptly lined up three new team members

 (all of them had had their kids too)

bum !

luckily breeding must be in the water the event organisers had also succumbed to parenthood - the race was off

yay !

little did i know that a 12hour event out at Blessington was on the cards 

(run by a single guy)

my warm up race it was to be

well it's still going ahead

so my new years wish of getting fit, loosing weight and finding some personal space shall all be met with an arduous training programme

spend days with kids, 

play dates, craft, swimming, riding

tidy vege and garden patches

weeding, pruning, mowing, 

vacuum, washing,folding, cooking

get dinner ready, 

set out p.j's for kids

get hubbie home - say hello, say goodbye

go out on bike

come home say good night to sprogs

eat dinner, shower, do the accounts, say goodnight to other half, fall asleep

yup - endurance training at its best !

(wonder what olympic competitors get up to ?)