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One week till Kerrville

It's finally almost here, feels like I have been waiting forever for this day.  Triathlon season can be very long when there is so much time between races.  Kerrville is in 1 week.  This week has been a week of taper and I haven't been that great at hitting all my training sessions but the ones I did do were the long sessions and the rest has felt wonderful.  This week is definitely a low volume week.  I'm going to focus on doing all my training sessions, with focus on form.  I also want to ensure that I stretch, stretch, stretch.

I bought some magnesium and potassium supplements to hopefully help with my leg cramps.  I have tried magnesium in the past but have yet to try potassium, we will see how the combination works.  I already take a calcium supplement so next up would be zinc.  If none of that works I do believe I will need to make a trip to the Dr.  I have experienced some cramping in my right leg which I haven't experienced before so I'll keep an eye on things and ensure I stretch to help.

The pain in my thumbs still exists with the right thumb being worse than the left.  I have been icing my right thumb and wearing a hand brace in the evening and have seen some improvement, so probably need to do that with the left thumb.  When I try to grab something with my hands is when I notice the pain the most.  So not so sure that the aero bars is the problem.

My goal for Kerrville this year is to try to beat my overall time from last year.  I think my bike and run are stronger than last year but the weather can always be a factor.  Can't wait to tell you all about it!

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