End of IM training week 20

I don't know how Phil can keep track of the days until it's time to race. I put the countdown clock on my desktop at work, I looked at it once, got all sweaty and nervous and took it off my computer!

This week was a recovery week for me. I usually don't like the recovery weeks because I tend to flake on my workouts, but this week I enjoyed the easy workouts and for the first time since I have been training everything seems to be falling into place. I think I finally have my pre race and bike nutrition down. My run nutrition should be pretty simple to get down. One concern I had was if I could swim for an hour with a wetsuit on without getting a neck burn. On Tuesday I got ready to swim with the wetsuit. I put on Bodyglide, my race clothes, my HR monitor and my wetsuit. I went out to the pool but found out it was closed for the day

Swim:
I got in 3 swims for 8500 yards and 3 hours 11 min. Monday was an easy drill day. Tuesday the pool was closed. On Wednesday I finally got in my wetsuit swim and crossed one more thing off of my prerace check list. I swam 11 x 400 and most sets were 10 - 15 sec per 100 faster than I usually swim. I finished the 4400 yards in 1 hour 16 min (with about 10 seconds rest between sets) which would be great if I get out of the water in 1:16! I got in another swim before I rode my bike on Saturday.

Bike:
I got in 2 rides this week. One was at the gym because I haven't fixed the flat on my Cervelo One (from the ride from Hell). At the gym I rode on a stationary bike. I don't like those. The bike had aero bars which I found kinda funny I don't know how anybody can ride these things for more than an hour. For the second ride, it was raining so I put my P3 on the trainier and rode for 2 hours.

Run:
I got in 3 runs this week for 19.8 miles and 3 hours 35 min. 2 runs were about 5 miles and one long run of 10 miles. It felt really good to wake up on Sunday and say" I only have 10 miles today, I will knock this out so we can go to breakfast" I never thought I would say that!!

Weight training.:
I was really trying to get in some weight training this week. I got to wander around the gym on Tuesday when the pool was closed. I was totally out of place there. I was looking at all the machines thinking "OK what does this do?" I got a few core exercises from other BTers and worked on those at my break at work and after work. I really enjoy this, it's different for me. I know it's only been a week but if I take out my contacts, angle the light and squint I can almost see something that looks similar to an ab muscle I wil keep doing these.

This week is a run focus week for me, I think the week after is a bike week then the taper starts
Things seem to be falling into place and I am pretty excited about seeing what I can do out there.
Thanks for listening
Take care
Tom