I had yesterday and today off from work. Prior to heading to the coast for the weekend, it was time to test my fitness a little. Yesterday was the big day. Early morning 3k swim and then home to change into cycling clothes. Out the door for a 4 hour ride. The ride was done at a mostly aerobic rate, with a big effort on a 25 minute climb. I felt great great on the bike. Back home and time for some grub and chill time before throwing on the running clothes. Normally I would just run right after the bike, but I was going to run with a few friends and they couldn't start until later. Plus it was nice to have a break! I ran down to where I met them and then we went off for a 7 mile run. The pace was good, around 7:45 and it didn't feel too hard despite the tough day. Overall I was able to get in 11 miles.
I woke up today feeling pretty good actually. I was quite tired, but that was it. Legs didn't feel incredibly slow. Today called for a long ride, originally targeted for 5 hours. Due to time constraints and some flats, I went 4 hours. I felt ok during the ride, not great, but ok. Boise is a month away and I'm feeling quite good with where my fitness is. I will end up over 200 miles on the bike this week and close to 45 run miles. The next few weeks will include a fair amount of intensity while maintaining some good volume. I've decided to skip the Duck Bill next week to participate in a 4k open water swim instead. My swimming is not where it needs to be yet, so the extra swim workout that week will be good. Plus we are riding to and from the race so I'll get in 65 miles of cycling with a 2.5 mile swim sandwiched in between! Thanks for reading,
-T
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