After last weeks issues with injury and drag assin’ things are looking up. I got the bike out for a hard ride Saturday. I was planning on 30mi tt w/ 10 mi warmup 10 mi warm down. Well the warm up went fast as I dropped a 5 hr energy. Since I was already warming at 21 mph I’ll just push a little harder. Everything was great until mile 28…Thunder and the heaviest downpour I ever rode, let alone 22 miles in. In the end call it a 50 mile Time Trial. Sunday we raced Milton Man Olympic. I was out of the water way first, off the bike first and then finished fourth. The legs fell off around mile 4.5. I had the guts, just lead in the legs. After the past month I figured it would happen so I wasn’t too mad. The Tri team filtered into my house for a great picnic revolving around rum soaked peaches and Hefe-Weizen. At some point my left calf got super sore. I couldn’t even walk for the evening. I guess I strained it. Who knows. Feels better now.
Workouts this week have been moderate but longer. Over 3hrs a day with some hard swimming. I’m going to use the pool to add some late season endurance. There’s just one problem with all this hammering. We are headed up to NY this Saturday to race a half-iron. Yes, that’s 1.2 mi swim/ 56 mi bike/ and 13.1 mi run. Since I am managing this ankle and IT band the run has picked up but, I’m definitely feeling the pain. That adds a huge mental strain as well since I’m always worried that I will be too hurt for IMKY. What I was learned lately is that most of it is in my head. When I believe that everything’s manageable. So on we go. I cut my junk diet out. So no more candy or cola and, limited beers untill september. Guess what was put in our vending machines less than 24 hrs after I quit the junk...
Workouts this week have been moderate but longer. Over 3hrs a day with some hard swimming. I’m going to use the pool to add some late season endurance. There’s just one problem with all this hammering. We are headed up to NY this Saturday to race a half-iron. Yes, that’s 1.2 mi swim/ 56 mi bike/ and 13.1 mi run. Since I am managing this ankle and IT band the run has picked up but, I’m definitely feeling the pain. That adds a huge mental strain as well since I’m always worried that I will be too hurt for IMKY. What I was learned lately is that most of it is in my head. When I believe that everything’s manageable. So on we go. I cut my junk diet out. So no more candy or cola and, limited beers untill september. Guess what was put in our vending machines less than 24 hrs after I quit the junk...
Lastly, This Saturday is my daughters Tri training weekend. She biked 40 minutes Tuesday and made me very proud. I think tonight I may do some rocky training for her. I need to mow and she needs to run, so maybe she can jog slowly behind the mower for 20 minutes. Something easy and fun. She made me a very proud father when she biked without complaint and did really well. I see a future endurance junky…
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