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Hey, all...TL:DR, and bordeline TMI race report is up:

https://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=559876&posts=1#M5287908

I did a bit of a post-race assessment and decided I need to double-down on the run focus I've been doing so I'm backing off a tad on the bike and keeping my run mileage up.  I also committed to at least two running races this spring, a 10K in April where I'll be pacing my daughter and at least one 5K to go all-out.  I seriously need my racing chops back if I'm going to make Age Group Nationals in June.

@Nicole:  glad you had a great time in PR...mild sunburn is fine as long as you don't make a habit of it

@Andrew:  great consistency - you're really getting into a rhythm now

@Gretchen:  take it easy there...really hope that's nothing serious but like Andrew said visible bruising is not great

Adjusted plan starts tomorrow with a short anaerobic interval bike warm up, 3 mile run with some R pace intervals, and strength work.  And I think I have PT in the afternoon as well.

Primary change is going to be the two "brick" sessions I have each week will be more run-focused than bike.  Still 3x/week running unless I just do a half mile run cool down or something after my harder bike sessions Wed/Fri.  Once we get to our month in Florida in March I'm adding a long fast walk to the mix as well while dropping a strength session.  This is my current schedule:

Tues:   6 AM ~25' bike with a couple of anaerobic intervals, 3-4 mile run with R pace intervals, 25-30' strength and core work
Wed:  6 AM 2500 yard swim, noon 1 hour VO2 max intervals on the bike
Thurs:  6 AM 22' spin bike warm up going through all of the zones, 3-4 mile run with a tempo interval, 40' lower body, core, and PT work
Fri:  6 AM 1500-2000 yard swim, 20-25' strength session, noon 1-1.5' hours (building to that) tempo intervals
Sat:  90" Bikram Yoga session
Sun:  20-30' bike warmup on my tri bike, long run starting at 4 miles building to 6

Like I said (and have before) I'd love to find an extra three miles a week running in there somewhere, but what I'm doing right now is about my limit physically (and probably mentally). 

Originally posted by nicole14e

Originally posted by bulfrog @NIcole. Nice that you enjoyed your trip. And straight into a cruise in a couple of weeks? Sometimes you have the hardest life I'm intrigued as to how you managed to miss a flight when you were at the airport 2 hours early? Is there a good/embarrassing story there? Keep up the biking and stretching, got to bank some hours before hitting the cruise.

Oh my gosh, it's so embarrassing and silly. I was so relaxed because I had so much time. Went to my gate...or so I thought. I actually went to my boarding position, C10 (Southwest Airline uses boarding positions so people know when to get on the flight), instead of my actual gate, B6. I ignored all the signs that I was in the wrong place because I was SO CONFIDENT that I was in the right place. Anyway, I didn't realize until right after my flight had left...they got me on a flight later that day, but it had a layover so I got in like, 4 hours later than I was supposed to (10:40pm) but same day!

I've been flying probably a dozen or so times a year for the past 25 years and I consider myself about as an expert as there can be without making a career out of it...I can't tell you how many times I've been so confident in my being right about something and damn near missed a flight, or had to run back to the bar across three terminals to get my phone/bag/jacket, or boarded the wrong tram and wound up having to go through security again.

100% agree, especially on the treadmill.  Outside I can just run and my mind wanders and I watch the surroundings and people, etc.  Gotta break it up on the hamster wheel for sure.

Check the elevation.  Getting your watch underwater messes with the barometric altitude sensor in the thing.  You can correct it in TP.