Saturday started with a lot of uncertainty. The weather didn't look terrible, but did I really want to venture out for 5.5 hours in suspect weather? The other option would be to spend the time on my bike trainer. After second guessing myself multiple times I settled on the trainer as I could put on some extra clothes to help simulate the heat I will likely encounter in Tempe next month. It was one of the harder rides I have ever done. Not because of anything other than I was just tired and didn't have a ton of motivation. I made it a little under 5 hours and then went for a quick 4 mile transition run. I felt amazing on the run!
The picture to the right is the line for the haunted corn maze we went to later that night out at Lone Pine farms! It was a blast actually :) Great fun all around.We went to bed kind of late that night so I easily ignored the alarm clock in the morning. I rolled back over for another hour of sleep but then remembered that I needed to knock out the 20 mile run that was on tap for the day early so I could catch the Vikings game which was on at 10am. I was out the door by 9:20, and luckily had DVR'd the game...Thanks baby!
The run. Summed up in one word. Solid. I went out right around 8 min mile pace just taking it easy and keeping my HR in check. I turned it up on the second half, averaging just under 7:30 min miles. My last two miles were both at 7:15 or under. I felt great.
I got home and quickly caught up on the Vikings game. What a great game, especially that fourth quarter! Meg and I then headed back to the pumpkin patch to get our pumpkin.
So, here we are 5 weeks from IMAZ. I'm feeling very strong and am ready and excited for this race. I have 3 more intense weeks and then an aggressive 2 week taper. This past week included 14k in the pool, 200 miles in the saddle and 40 miles on the run. The next 3 weeks will look similar with some weeks having higher run vs bike or vice versa.
This week is now in the books. I'm feeling great and wanted to make sure I made mention of how incredible Meg has been during this process. I would not be heading to Arizona in this kind of shape without her at my side. You are the best honey!! Thanks for reading,
-T
I feel so inadequate and under trained reading your post! LOL!! Another solid week of training bro! You're going to just crush it in Arizona man. The good thing about that is you'll be able to watch me finish! LOL!
ReplyDelete34 days left but who is counting right?
I feel your pain riding on the trainer, but I think it really helps with one's focus. After all, Ironman is pretty much just another solo training day.
ReplyDeleteYou're gonna nail that race!