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Pats on the back are now being accepted that I made it over the peak of my training. The last three weeks were brutal on my body, mind and confidence, yet somehow I have emerged on the other side of hell month and now begin the descent toward the last handful of days leading up [...] Training volume is ramping up to the peak of the 20 week plan that Im using. Needless to say, I am not alone when I scan the forums over at Beginner Triathlete and see all of the posts of exhausted athletes in the final build weeks of Ironman Louisville. The last two weeks have been [...] My 7:20 wave got moved up to 7:10 shortly before the race started as the weather report indicated a strong line of thunderstorms were due to move in to the area. They wanted to get everyone out of the water before the storms rolled in. The clouds on the west side of the reservoir that [...] This week was back to normal training even though I was preparing for the Muncie Endurathon (half ironman distance). I have done this distance before and was looking forward to improving upon my 5:14:23 from last year, maybe even slipping under the 5 hour mark. I made it through all of the workouts the best [...] Tough day at the office today. The good news is that I completed my single longest solo ride ever, clocking in just a little shy of 65 miles. The weather was great; overcast to keep the heat and humidity away … there were times today that I was actually a little cold! The route I [...] It has been awhile since I was in the washing machine that is the open water swim start of a triathlon.? With all of the scientific planning for training, nutrition, aerodynamics … the chaos of hundreds of pairs of arms and legs flailing away can be quite a jolt to the uninitiated.? There were 10 [...] Week 10 of 20 was bittersweet.? I was called out of town for a week long trip to California on a moments notice and was unable to train how I would have liked.? This week was supposed to be a super run week with my run volume tripling what it normally is … Im not [...] Week 9 was a super swim week with almost all of my sessions spent in the pool.? It was a nice break from the oppressive heatwave that had descended on Louisville in recent weeks.? I had a few breakthrough workouts with a massive 4x 1000m set and some 2000m continuous swims.? I went over the [...] Training for IM is training in a constant state of fatigue.? I have noticed this in a major way over the past few weeks since the temperatures in Louisville have shot up to 90+ temps for several straight days.? Its perfect for acclimatizing to what race conditions will likely be in late August, but it [...] I can look back at this week with confidence now, but it was definitely the toughest one to date.? Hours peaked out so far at 13.5 which thankfully coincided with a holiday weekend over Memorial Day, allowing me an extra day off of work for another 3 hour bike ride.? The long rides are going [...] |
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