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Week 21 - and we have a bike course

4/18/16 - 4/24/16


Swim - 1
Bike - 1
Run - 2
Strength Training - 0
Weight to lose - 20 lbs
Mileage (weekly / 2016)
  Swim - 3800 yds / 65,750 yds miles  
  Bike - 40 miles / 743.5 miles
  Run - 16.92 miles / 150.52 miles

I really sucked this week - I thought I did better than that but clearly not.  DAMN.  I did hit my 2.5 hr run yesterday and was glad that I decided to run outside.  I was able to enjoy and focus on the run. A year ago I don't think I would have said I enjoyed a 11 mile run but work life has really SUCKED and lately when I'm training I try very hard to stay focused on what I'm doing.  I try not to let my mind wander to work related stuff, I just enjoy what my body is pushing me to do and mentally I remind myself that I can do this.  Ended up being a pretty good run, no major foot issues.

Today I was suppose to do my 5 hr bike ride and I was super excited BUT we had a major maintenance window last night and I knew if things were going to go wrong I would have to work and sure enough I was right.  Ended my ride at 3 hrs then jumped on the conference bridge for 8 hours.  But I'm glad I did my run yesterday, I didn't want that to be interrupted by work.  I really wanted to get the 5 hrs in but I also am confident that I can do a 6+ hr bike ride so I felt the run was more important.

The good news to end the week is that we have a bike course.  We don't know what it looks like but Ironman tells us that we have a bike course.  Now lets hope it stops raining in Houston so the flood waters can recede and the water quality is good to go for a few weeks.

The nerves come and go.  Hope to talk to Coach Krista later this week as I 'm a bit worried about my nutrition on the bike, I think I need to consume more calories.  I definitely have tri brain - there are days I can't even put a thought together.  I have moments of elation and moments of complete fear!  I know this is part of the process I try to keep things in check and hope that I can continue to do that the day gets closer and closer.   

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