Sunday, June 10, 2007
time to taper for buffalo springs
i must be getting lazy b/c i am blogging about once a week now. i think it has to do with putting more info into my online workout log and therefore not needing to journal so much here. i still like to write here so i can look back later and see what my thoughts were.
well today was a olympicish tri workout. i started with a wetsuit swim of 1200m at barton. i practiced buoy turning at the far end and then took a 15sec break after each 400. swim went well even though it seemed slow at times.
i then setup my bike in the parking lot and met a few guys for the 30mile bee caves loop. this is my favorite ride b/c the shoulders are big and the ride feels fast. the course is also littered with lots of hills which i like to hit hard. we started slow with to chit chat and by midway thru sw parkway we picked up the pace. one of the guys is a really strong rider (especially the hills) so we went at it pretty good. the ride was about 95min.
after a short transition we hit town lake for a 4mile run. we ran about a 8min pace and my buddies were hurting due to cramps and the heat/humidity. i made sure to take in salt during the bike so i didnt have any issues. i really wanted to test the knee and i did just that. what i found was a knee that really is f'd up. not sure what it is but i will have to have it checked later. i was glad to make it thru the run but i am worried about buffalo in a few weeks. my endurance is definitely peaking but my body is in the toilet thanks to IMAZ and post training. i plan to take the next 2 weeks to swim a lot and do some easy biking. i am not going to get any faster in the next 2 weeks so might as well relax and enter the race in the best condition possible. still shooting for a 4:40 finish but it all depends on the knee. no knee problems then it will be in the bag!!!!!!!!!!!!
well today was a olympicish tri workout. i started with a wetsuit swim of 1200m at barton. i practiced buoy turning at the far end and then took a 15sec break after each 400. swim went well even though it seemed slow at times.
i then setup my bike in the parking lot and met a few guys for the 30mile bee caves loop. this is my favorite ride b/c the shoulders are big and the ride feels fast. the course is also littered with lots of hills which i like to hit hard. we started slow with to chit chat and by midway thru sw parkway we picked up the pace. one of the guys is a really strong rider (especially the hills) so we went at it pretty good. the ride was about 95min.
after a short transition we hit town lake for a 4mile run. we ran about a 8min pace and my buddies were hurting due to cramps and the heat/humidity. i made sure to take in salt during the bike so i didnt have any issues. i really wanted to test the knee and i did just that. what i found was a knee that really is f'd up. not sure what it is but i will have to have it checked later. i was glad to make it thru the run but i am worried about buffalo in a few weeks. my endurance is definitely peaking but my body is in the toilet thanks to IMAZ and post training. i plan to take the next 2 weeks to swim a lot and do some easy biking. i am not going to get any faster in the next 2 weeks so might as well relax and enter the race in the best condition possible. still shooting for a 4:40 finish but it all depends on the knee. no knee problems then it will be in the bag!!!!!!!!!!!!
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