Subject: syracuse 70.3 I plan on signing up for the Syracuse IM 70.3 tonight .....the race is this Sunday 9/19.....I live in the Syracuse area and figure what the hell ...it's in my backyard ..I have only been really tri training since about July 4th or so ......I had minor knee surgery in March so it took me a while to get going......I have done 3 Olympic races since end of July and my times have gotten better each time 3:20, 3:10 and the last 2:59.....I have been swimming 3 to 4 times a week in open water (live near a lake ) and feel good and can go 1.5 miles with no issues - not real fast but the open water , etc does not bother me. I have only about 3 to 4 runs of 10 to 12 miles in since August 15th but have been running 6 to 7 miles 2 times a week. I have biked about 3- 4 times a week since July - mostly between 15-25 miles each ride - but I have only 3 "long rides " in of 38, 40 , 48 mile range mostly because I'm starting to feel it in my knees . I have not done much brick work and that concerns me. My goal is to finish most likely in the 6 to 7 hour range .....Am I under estmating the lack of brick work and will be in for a big surprise come the run Sunday ?? |