62 mi ride, 5 mi run. Another week of getting to the bunker before 5am, this time no buckets of rain from the sky. I had a notion of making the nutrition element of the workout the main focus. What would I eat and drink that could emulate how I should feel in a month. … Continue reading The bricks that work
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100 mi ride/3 mi run A 6:00am meetup means we started pedaling around 6:15. This is my thrid 100 mile ride of the year. We had a group of Barry and Lisa Reiss, Sal and Suzanne, Erica, Erin and Izzy. We rode in shifting winds up the wet road to the lighthouse bridge. Barry and … Continue reading Third century production
1/2 IM distance. I had a big day planned, this is a run through of what long-course tri prep entails. I've done this race before, so I know the routine. As my fourth 1/2IM, I expect to not leave everything out on the bike course so I can run well. It could be warm like … Continue reading Motivation Man 1/2 IM
8mi. I arrived alone, a completely empty parking lot, no homeless folks, fishermen or Paul. It was 62 degrees and a breeze from the NW - nice enough to run with long shorts and a cotton t-shirt. I ran my warmup solo and hill lap #1 alone, too. Lanae was waiting for em to start … Continue reading Think ahead