End of 3rd week...

So, this week's standings:

Bike: 72k - 3:45 (two of three workouts were on trainer, so i didn't actually go anywhere)
Run: 44k - 3:43
Swim: 5700m - 2:55

Total time - 10 hours 48 minutes.

A new breakthrough-  Yin Yoga!  Last night I took a 7pm class of Yin style yoga which focuses on deep long stretches as opposed to strengthening and lengthening of the muscles.  Hatha and power flow classes are full of standing poses and you generally break a sweat and are constantly engaging muscles.  Good for toning and getting a nice butt. haha.  Yin poses are all on the mat, using lots of different props to allow full relaxation into each pose.  Poses we did:  child's pose(10 minutes), pigeon pose (5 minutes each side), Supta Baddha Konasana (my fav, 10 mintues) and a spine twist for a bit.  I felt so relaxed and my troublesome core muscles loved me!  Can't wait to go again!

This week's workouts were terrific!  I felt very strong in the pool.  Tonight I did my first swim with hand paddles.  Here is a wiki explaining what they do.  It was quite interesting and most certainly felt more arm muscles engaging and I bet I'll be sore tomorrow.

Monday- rest day!
Tuesday- Second VO2 max test - 10k TT and an evening swim
Wednesday- Run- Hill repeats - brutal 10% - 4x5 minutes
Thursday- Run- Fartleks and Evening swim with UBC (a whole hour of Hypoxic drills- less and less oxygen intake, to build anaerobic ability, very hard!!!)
Friday- Bike - indoor technique drills - hard power drills for an hour with an off the bike 3 minute wall sit and 36 explosive vertical jumps in the middle)
Saturday- Bike w/ UBC Triathlon club - 2hr30min long and easy ride - zones 1-2, which feels like riding with grandma, kinda
Sunday - Run- 1hr45min long and easy run @ 4:40/k pace (which I was very excited about due to lack of pestering knee pain- Finally!!!  Back to normal!! thanks foam roller!)  and a 2k evening swim

Starting tomorrow: rest week!!! No workouts over 30 minutes and hot tubbin!  :)  Oh, and a XC ski night on Friday!

Just so you know.  There is a growing number of us UBC Triathlon club members who are doing Ironman Canada.  I think there is about 7 of us.  We have rented out a house for the weekend just outside of Penticton, BC.  So, there will be lots of team support, solidarity and general hoorah!  Very exciting!

Soon I'll post pictures of my bike(s) haha

Oh, and I thought I might close with a couple photos of a UBC Tri Club party I went to last night...

this is one on my favorite types of pics to take.  Jumping!!!

Can you find me in this photo?