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August 26, 2006
21 Days till Tahoe
3 Weeks till Lake Tahoe
I had a pretty good training week this week – lots of soreness after our killer bike ride on Sunday, so I took Monday and Tuesday off. The interesting thing is, I still woke up at 4:00AM – even though I had decided the night before to not work out.
Wednesday I got up early and did an 8 mile run – longest run I’ve done for a while. This was a “psyche� run for me – to prove to myself that 8 miles is still no big deal, so that on race day I know, deep in the back of my brain, that 6.2 miles of hills in Tahoe will be a piece of cake.
Thursday was an early morning bike ride around Durham – I think I must be the king of double A batteries – between my battery powered front headlight, the battery powered rear light, the battery powered headlamp for running and my battery powered radio, it seems that I am either changing batteries, or thinking about changing batteries.
The whole battery powered lighting system is somewhat of a pain. But, that pain is more than offset by the crisp, fresh morning air, the stillness, and the spectacular sunrises I am treated to.
Friday was a mile swim at Beyond Fitness in Paradise with my wetsuit – at least no real strange looks from anyone there, as there was only one other person in the pool at 5:00 AM. I have to say, that the Beyond Fitness (and Café Today) staff are fantastic. Even though I am not even a member (thanks for the guest passes, fellow Town employees) the people behind the counters recognize me, talk to me, remember my crazy breakfast order (plain bagel with turkey, dry, and a large coffee) and are really friendly.
Once out of the pool, I dried off, rinsed off my suit, and jumped on my mountain bike for a quick ride down and back up Honeyrun Road. This ride just keeps getting easier, the more I do it. I remember this spring, before the Wildflower – when I headed up, I was always focusing of pacing, and trying to conserve energy so that I did not have to stop too many times. Now, I actually found myself “in the zone� coming up, not even thinking about the bike ride. I made it down, and back up in about 64 minutes – which is almost 10 minutes faster than my time when I started this routine back in June.
Saturday was a quasi rest day, only about 2 hours of my son KICKING MY BUTT in tennis - three sets straight!!! Sunday was really good brick workout, with a 26 mile bike ride, then a five mile run. Of course, then we went back out to play some more tennis, and I was able to avenge my losses from yesterday.
I found a very cool blog in my internet travels – the story of a young lady that is on the final leg of her training for Ironman Wisconsion. She is a fantastic and fun writer, so take a look here http://www.throughth3wall.com/
Posted by Dennis at August 26, 2006 08:13 AM