Swim: 2 workouts, 1hr 58min, 4200m
Bike: 3 workouts, 11hr 50min, Saturday ride - 100 miles (elev. gain 7,398 ft.)
Run: 4 workouts, 4hr 53min, 26.5miles
Strength: 2 workouts, 30min
Total: 19hr 11min
Challenges:
This week's bike ride was brutal. Temperatures hit 105 by the time we were done with the seemingly endless ride. It was our third weekend in a row riding the same challenging route; we were both pretty broken by the end of it. I've never been so happy to see my car in my life. And then today, I got to run 16 miles on my exhausted legs. The first 10 miles felt ok; the last six did not.
Accomplishments:
I have officially reached the end of the last big training build before the race. These next three weeks involve workouts slowly decreasing in length to allow our bodies to rest and recover so we hopefully toe the starting line with strong, rested muscles and hard-earned fitness. This magical three week stretch is known as the Taper - and the thought of it is all that has kept me going these past few weeks.
I'm hoping for as much of a mental recovery as a physical one, because the last few workouts have been crazy-hard - covering huge mileage on exhausted muscles. It really gets in your head and makes you question your ability to even do the event. So - planning some positive thinking to get in the right frame of mind to tackle this thing.
Surprises:
I got my awesome argyle armwarmers in the mail...and they were enormous. Their sizing chart must be way off. Boo. But! I did finally find a jersey to wear on race day, so that's a plus.
Bonus:
This was the sky that greeted me at 5am on Saturday morning.
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