It doesn’t seem to matter that we are a couple days from May; it still snows in Boulder. I rode my bike to 10,000 feet yesterday without knee/leg warmers and I woke up this morning with a couple inches of snow on the ground. That seems to be the story this winter/spring. Boulder is known to be a great training locale, but the weather this spring has made it a bit up and down. I’m on my sixth week of training for the season and every week was somehow compromised because of the weather. Nevertheless, I think the extra rest has been good because I’ve managed to make myself plenty tired in the available time.

I have another article coming out next week (I think) on the Endurance Corner website that addresses warming up so be on the look out for that.

Next week Gordo, Denny, Chris, Marilyn and I will be running/coaching a training camp in Grand Juntion, Colorado and Moab, Utah. It will be my first time back in GJ to train since 2006 when I was there for unexpected reasons. I haven’t ridden my bike in Moab since 2000 when my dad and I went on a camping trip there. Interestingly enough, this was literally right when Gladiator came out and Robin Hood will be coming out while I am there. Ten years exactly from one Ridley Scott/Russell Crowe blockbuster to the next.

Until later,

j

You can read my latest article from www.endurancecorner.com here:

http://www.endurancecorner.com/Justin_Daerr/return_to_racing

You’ll start to see monthly articles from me on the Endurance Corner website in the future.

I’ve been short on updates as of late. Following the Endurance Corner Tucson Camp I started my training up with a more structured focus. The first three (well, really four) weeks were tough simply because training made me tired and recovery was prolonged. However, now that a few weeks have gone by I’m starting to feel like I’m absorbing the training instead rejecting it.

I also finalized plans for this upcoming season. Technically my 2010 season started with Wanaka in January, but in my mind, it was an extension from last season. I took a break in late January and February and have only been back at things for a short while. Having said that, I look forward to returning to a couple races I did last year: Memphis in May and Boise 70.3. I tend to have good luck with my second attempt at races so lets hope that rings true in the coming months.

As for Long Course races; I have Lake Placid and Hawai’i on the list for the back half of the season. I have never raced Lake Pacid and I haven’t been to Hawai’i since 2004 so it should be a fun year of trying something new.

-j