Final Training Week!

This is my final week to do any serious training. Next week leading up to the race, I'll primarily be doing light work-outs to keep my muscles active and lose. Since its the last week, I almost feel inclined to over-train (kind of like cramming for a test!) as I know its my last chance to make any improvements before race day. I know that's a bad idea, though...


Practice Triathlon
Last saturday our team had a practice triathlon:
500m swim
15 mi bike
2 mi run

complete with a transition area, and times. I'm sorry to say I do not know what my final time was - BUT, I can tell you I felt pretty good. We did have wind gusts of 20-30 miles an hour, so the bike ride was pretty brutal in some spots, but swimming in the open water was surprisingly okay. I think the wind may have actually worked in my favor a bit on the bike ride, as my average was a bit faster than the same route the previous week.

Despite having been a fair-weather person in the past, I've trained in some pretty ugly conditions this season, and feel like I'm ready for about anything that comes at me on race day.

By the time I got to the run, my legs were a bit tired, and I kept wondering how I'll feel after I have swam 3x as far, and biked 2x as far... unfortunately I won't be able to "do" the tri before I actually do it, so it will be a bit of a surprise!!

Sunday morning I am planning to head up to Loveland and bike the race route, so I'll have an idea what it looks like.

Thanks to...
Nate B
Donna Z
for your generous contributions this week!