Todde's Tri Blog

Today was all about the bike. I prep'd like it was race day and went out and dropped 100miles in 5:15. As i was leaving ending my ride at the veloway a car was partially blocking the exit so as i attempted to manuever around it i hit a soft patch of sand. the end result was me wiping out b/c i wanted to turn but my front wheel didnt. now my left knee is nice and bloody which kept me from my transition run. the leg should be fine other than a nice scab for a few weeks. the ride went well. the 1st 2 hrs were spent on the trainer which ended up putting me in the hole as my legs felt worn out for the 2nd part of my ride. once out on the road i did fine but didnt have the extra gear so i avg'd 20mph thru out the ride. i can definitely see why they say do go out too hard on the first 40miles of the IM bike. however the legs did feel better on the last 15miles and i felt like if i had to run it wouldnt be too bad. the thing i was most pumped about was my ability to ride the entire 5hrs in the aero position with minimal discomfort. this will be the key in AZ.

not much else to report. tomorrow will be a 2.5 run. i am guessing that will equal about 18-19 miles.