No longer a triathlete....
Thursday - February 15
Tuesday - February 13
Champ is 1 year old today!!!
Monday - February 12
I read somewhere that yellow was good for you.....so who am I to disagree with Trixie?
The training day was supposed to be much longer, but due to the cold weather, I was forced to stay in on the Computrainer once again. My 5.5 hour ride was cut short as my arse could only handle a bit over 4 today. Watched "Wedding Crashers" and "Mission Impossible III" while making my way through two laps of the IMAZ course.
Looks like I get to make up some time tomorrow on what was going to be my off day.
Damn, I'm tired!
Left the HR strap at home on purpose. I wanted to try to pace myself to 10 min/miles, regardless of HR. Don't know why I decided to go this route....maybe just to challenge myslef to see what I could do. Also, I kept thinking that if I train to 10 min/miles, then 11's on race day should be feel a bit easier...even on dead legs. I would be thrilled for a 5 hour marathon for the end of an IM.
I felt good through the first 9 miles, very comfortable and on pace. Then, I took a 3.5 mile trail loop that was a bit taxing on the body and also slowed my overall pace. So, I could have left it at that and just finished it out, but dammit, I had a goal. Now this is where the pain started to come in. The last 4 miles had to now be done sub-10 to meet my goal. The legs were dead, but I kept asking for more and they kept giving me more when I asked. A little sprint at the end and I was able to finish just a hair above goal. Whoo Hoo!!! Now, I am dead and need to try to recover before tomorrow's long day.
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IMAZ is two months from today!!! With that being said, I have decided that today is the day to start my "leaning out" for race day. The body weight is coming down, but I also want to make a few changes to my eating/hydration habits. Step one is no more sodas. More changes to come... Goal weight is 170 and I am 11 pounds away. I think I can get there in a healthy manner, but I am not going to starve myself to get there. Stayed tuned to see if I kill a co-worker due to diet-soda withdrawls.