Strawberries Anyone?

Caught a term on TV, Strawberry Generation, probably synonymous to the current Generation Y people? Essentially, it served as a description of the youths born in 1980 to 1990. Nice looking on the surface, but fragile and cannot withstand stress. The programme went on to discuss about how this generation came about: that they were very well taken care of while they were young, and also, how the schools pamper them and always praising them for all that they did. And how some whom they had interviewed switched 5 jobs within a year, due to poor pay, poor benefits, long working hours. Apparently there was also a study with some corporates and discovered that most of those who joined within a year had already left. While those who were left behind, were in the midst of preparing to leave.


I was looking for an online video of the telecast, but I cant seem to find it. Its with the intention of showing it to my students and hopefully recognise that they may not always get what they want in life. If only life were so easy.

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Wednesday caught a lazy bug. Coach prescribed a spin session of 30km but it rained in the evening. So instead of riding, I went home. Thereafter, the bug took over the order of things.


Thursday was a 6km in 4:45 pace. Usually for such runs, I would do it at the track. That pace was suppose to be 1min 54s per 400m and I stuck to that timing. Not many people that evening because it was drizzling. Empty track, cool weather, the run felt good. Thought could have gone on for another 2km. This meant that last week's 8km tempo could have been done at this pace too. Probably felt tired from the 100km bike perhaps then.


Today's bike was with my running mate, Andrew. Coach put me on 2 sets of 20km sustained HR in high zone 3. But the moment we started, Andrew was pushing really hard. In the end, it was a full 55km of zone 5. The return loop felt like the ENR speed session. Checked my polar data and I was riding above 42kph for that last 7km. Absolutely crazy! There was no way I would be able to sustain this pace in a race! Did a 4km run in 22min but it felt sustainable for a while. How long? I cant say for sure. Felt alright nonetheless.


Now I am all tired. Wonder how I am going to do a 32km run at 5:50 pace tomorrow. Have to start early as the kids have their kids aquathlon (or just biathlon) by Tribob. Oh well, I just have to make do somehow. And crash out at home after their race. Or maybe run in the mid afternoon. I think I may have to do that instead. Rest my legs more.


What a weekend its going to be (and had been so far)!