lundi 6 septembre 2010

Retour des vacances - Back from Holiday !

It's the beginning of September - not the easiest of times : the end of the holiday and back to the routine of work  !!! I had such a great August - cycling, then running along the Costa Brava coastline and swimming in the Med over the past two weeks...
Début du mois de septembre - âs le mois le plus facile - la fin des vacances, le début de la rentrée, et tout ca après un très bon mois d'aout - beaucoup de vélo, de càp le long de la Costa Brava et de natation dans la Méd !
Plus the Grande Alpe tour has been put off until May - due to timing problems for the other cyclists !
That leaves me the Barcelona Triathlon to really look forward to - a pause - a thought - mmmm - feel better already. Only 6 weeks to go !
Et de plus le projet de la route des Grandes Alpes a été reporté jusqu'au mois de mai, problème de planning pour les autres cyclistes ! Donc tout ce qui me reste est le tri de Barcelona - oui! ca fait du bien d'y penser!!!


Some photos
You can see Calella de Palafrugell in the background, Llafranc closer - 
i ran up a steep hill to get this picture !!! 

this hill :

along coastline like this :



Despite a severe head cold, i still managed a lot of swimming ! Something about the sea here I love - the morning it's really flat so you can work on speed, and in the afternoon it's really choppy which makes for a lot strength and stamina work -  and all that with the warm sun and the taste of salt !!
Malgré un rhume, j'ai pu faire beaucoup de natation - j'adore nager ici - le matin la mer est souvent calme, donc on travaille la vitesse, l'après midi les courants bougent assez, et on travaille l'endurance et la force - et tout ca avec le beau soleil et le gout du sel !!  

5 commentaires:

  1. Hi Martin,
    the photos show you ran along a wonderful coastline although you did that with the warm sun :)
    Have a nice preparation for Barcelona Triathlon!

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  2. Sorry for the end of the holidays but this is our life: too much work and short vacations. Great picture. Good luck on the Tri.

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  3. Martin, thanks for stopping by my blog, AND leaving your mark. I love comments. Good luck on your Iron training. It is such a great process. I loved every minute of the training, dedication, and had a fun race. Look forward to following your journey.

    Best,

    —Mark

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  4. Hi Martin,
    It is great to hear from you. What about your iron training? October is near and you are going to Barcelona. I hope your sore achilles tendon will go well and you will enjoy the Barcelona Triathlon. Good luck Martin!

    Post scriptum: when you'll visit Italy you have a thermal bath here near Rome. As you know, the spa is suitable for athletes after sport activity.

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  5. Mate. Your photos look amazing. Good on you mate! I wish you all the very best!

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