Pivot to Rock Climbing 2

Climbing on Mount Miyougi yesterday

Scaling the chains is ideal amount of danger (not much)

Fortunately I am so light I can lift my weight and overcome my clumsy climbing footwork skills 

Disciplined Spring Training

As usual, my training this Spring lacks the focus and discipline of my triathlon teammates.

They faithfully adhere to their coach's advice, performing a recovery-based series of precisely paced workouts leading to their A race.  I on the other hand do not have a coach and am guided more by social calendar than race periodization.

Last Sunday's Kamakura run for example is brilliant fun - I lead a festive group around Kamakura's scenic and cultural highlights

but of course it is as much about sightseeing as training - many of the early splits are 10+ minutes per kilometer

Meanwhile my weekly Saturday  hill repeats have become great photo ops.  Even as my speed on the 60-second hill climb fades and I wonder if I am capturing the benefit from "high intensity training"