does canoeing count?

Forces both good and evil have been conspiring to limit triathlon training this week. Michelle and I had a great trip to Tahoe to celebrate our sixth anniversary. Actually, the trip to Tahoe was not so hot - apparently folks did not get their fill of out-of-Bay-Area-experiences on the 4th of July weekend. It seemed as if we were heading to Tahoe with about 3/4 of the Bay Area on Friday afternoon, and it took more than twice as long to get there as it normally does. Or perhaps the travel time was indeed normal for Friday afternoon. Either way, it wasn't pleasant. The portion of the trip AT Tahoe, though, was most excellent. We hiked, hung out on the beach, did some cycling, watched movies outdoors, camped, made pancakes, went canoeing, saw some mountain lakes, and trudged over some snow. Note the lack of tri-approved activities such as running and swimming (and the biking was only 12 miles or so). Maybe just being at a high elevation counts for something? Actually, the benefits of high elevations were probably outgunned by the drawbacks of camp food: lots of salami, cheese, trail mix, cookies, meatballs. Mmmm. And our special anniversary dinner was at a pizza place, followed by ice cream. Incidentally, if you ever find yourself in Tahoma, California, I highly recommend that you try Angela's Pizzaria (yes, even with the creative spelling). The pizza was excellent (smoked chicken with kalamata olives), as were the soup (carrot and curry) and the salad (with a sesame-seed/orange dressing). Tasty!

So the Tahoe trip, along with the stickleback course, were both a bit obstructive as far as training goes, leading to this week's Sunday totals: 5.5 miles running, 104 miles biking, 2900 yards swimming. This week I'm planning to do quite a bit more running - stay tuned for how that goes. In the meantime, why not give me a figurative "get going" kick in my speedo-clad butt?