5.8.17 Monday Morning!

Good morning. Kim, I look forward to your race report. My only DNF was due to a head injury, so the fact you crossed that line upright and intact is a good thing!

After work today, I have a 20' run and then a strength session. I'll be doing the strength work that coach will have me do when on vacation next week, so time for a preview.

Have a great day!

I surprised myself on my bike ride this morning.  I have a 30 km route that I did in the mornings.  Last fall after doing a Bike focused training plan for 3 months I was hit average paces between 20.3 MPH and 20.8 MPH.  I was trying to break 21.0 MPH but never was able to do it.  over the winter I have been seeing my pace fall. I have been pushing harder and harder and see slower and slow times 919.6-20.1).  

This morning I desired to pace myself like I did in my 5K race on Saturday.  My watch read my first 5 minute split at 19.7 MpH, then I got a 20.1, then a 20.0, then another 20.1, then with just over 2 miles to go I hit a 21.1.  Hmm??? that can't be right.  Well stay about 21 MPH for the next two miles and and find out.  So I pushed it really hard for the last two miles keeping over 21 MPH the who way.  The final average was 21.3 MPH.

I was pretty happy with that.  My 1 mile brick off the bike started with jello legs.  IT was the first time I had felt jello legs in about 10 years.  I knew I had a good bike ride.  The run was fine too.  It only took about 1/3 mile to get my feel under me.  It was only a 30 km ride after all.  :-) 

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Kim, sorry to hear about your DNF, but you still got across the finish line and that is what counts! I myself had some issues and at one point I wasn't sure I was going to finish the bike course. I finished at 7:37, much longer then I had envisioned. Will have a race report later as well. Glad your ok.

No workouts today, body is pretty beat up from St George.

Rest day for me, quads are pretty sore from the weekend.  Thought about a short swim just to loosen up the legs some, but I need to get the rainwater off the pool cover first.  So, maybe I'll just drink a beer instead -- I could sure use a low key week after the long buildup to St. George.

Robert, way to push through whatever your issues were on the course and get a finish.  And Kim, remember that DNF > DNS !!  I look forward to reading both of your race reports.