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Monday - November 22

3:00 AM, and I can't sleep. Garmin lost all my run data. It's like I never did the race. Crazy!
I'll work on a race report at some stage today. What else am I going to do? Oh yeah, get to know my family.

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Sunday - November 21

Swim

1h 09m 22s
4224.00 yards
01m 38s /100 yards

I started right at the front. This was goddamn bar fight.

10:40 T1

Bike

6h 14m 47s
112.00 miles
17.93 Mi/hr

Targeted 140 beats/min, but mainly just tried to stay upright. 2:00, 2:05, 2:10

5:00 T2

Run

4h 16m 21s
26.20 miles
09m 47s /Mi

First marathon. I THINK I negative split it.

I'm in a porto potty. Gross. Update : I was bluffing earlier, but looks like I AM a mudder; I love the slop.

RACE DAY: Ironman Arizona

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Saturday - November 20

Bring on the rain. I grew up in a non-stop rain storm. I'm a mudder. My father was a mudder. My mother was a mudder.

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Friday - November 19

Run

40m
3.53 miles
11m 20s /Mi

Easy jog with 4 little sprints.

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Thursday - November 18

Bike

48m 25s
14.35 miles
17.78 Mi/hr

Put on a jacket over my arm warmers today. Also, gloves. It was nice.

Swim

30m 22s
1640.42 yards
01m 51s /100 yards

Easy 30 minutes. Beautiful day for my last swim.

Let the carb load begin!

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Wednesday - November 17

Bike

43m
13.28 miles
18.53 Mi/hr

Garmins (both) were dead, so I timed this with my dress watch. Classy.

Run

15m
1.52 miles
09m 52s /Mi

Transition run. Nice nice.

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Tuesday - November 16

Run

45m
5.19 miles
08m 40s /Mi

Last interval run of the season. Felt great out there. I didn't run with the HR monitor, but I probably should for IMAZ.

Swim

59m 47s
3062.12 yards
01m 57s /100 yards

About 30 minutes into this swim, a lady came to the pool (outdoor) and put on her suit. She took a few pictures of me swimming. Then she swam 2 laps (seriously) Then she changed back into street clothes and left.
Mkay.
500 warm up
400 drills
3x150 (2:40, 2:42, 2:44)
4x250 (4:41, 4:41, 4:45, 4:47)
3x150 (2:49, 2:47, 2:45)