Wednesday, March 18, 2009

5 days on 9 days off

I got back last night from Firebag and I'm looking forward to the next 9 days off :)

This past week consisted of 4 safety training sessions including permit training, fall arrest, Confined space entry and confined space monitor.
In Layman's terms:

Permit Training: Permits are the forms of communication with the operator so they know the WORK that you're doing in the Operating Facility.

Fall Arrest: Strap on a harness and anchor yourself to something solid so that you don't SPLAT on the floor. Actually the forces generated from a fall are quite scary. To properly decelerate and catch yourself might take 19 ft of 'rope'. hopefully you aren't 18 feet above the ground.

Confined Space Entry: Accessing a structure which isn't designed for long term human occupancy. (IE a vessel which normal holds gas). Or the structure doesn't allow for easy access or exit. It's important to have a Safety Monitor in case you pass out from the dangerous gas.

Work outs were non existent at Firebag besides stretching, and using my travel roller.

Last week workouts included a few speed sessions:
8x200m @ 4:00 Pace
5x1000m @ 4:15 pace

My Vo2 max results showed that my 'zone 5' is alright, but I'm a little weak in my aerobic zone.
My bike seat was adjusted from 8 degrees to 3 degrees and moved back. New Aero bars were put on and put me in a less aggressive position.

Coming up this week:
Working on wedding photos
Long Ride Outside since the weather's nice
Long Run Outside since the weather's nice
Yoga
Dim Sum
Look at Power Meters/Gramin 705

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