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September 02, 2006
14 Days Until The Lake Tahoe Triathlon...
Rough training week this week – the alarm clock going off at 4:00 AM, is starting to wear me down…. I worked out early Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday – and by Friday night I was absolutely exhausted. Friday night I feel asleep on the couch at 8:30 PM. I “slept in� until 6:00 AM the next day - what a great feeling to be fully rested...
Even though I was pretty tired this week, I feel real good with the level of training for Tahoe. My swimming has really improved with my new wetsuit, and my biking strength and ability should be a lot better than last year. While I haven’t really been pushing my running, I’ve done enough 6 plus mile hill runs in Paradise to convince myself I’m ready….
Below is the description of the Triathlon Course from the Website:
The course is a beautiful Olympic distance triathlon through the north shore of Lake Tahoe.
Course description - Swim
Swimmers will begin in age group waves from the sandy shores of the Kings Beach State Recreation Area beginning at 8:00 AM. The 1.5K swim will be a clockwise triangular swim in the brilliant blue waters of Lake Tahoe. Follow the orange buoys during the entire swim course. Yellow buoys mark the two turns. Keep all buoys on your right by swimming to the left of each buoy. Athletes who cut any portion of the swim course will be disqualified. For safety purposes certified water safety personnel will be monitoring the course with kayaks and motorized rescue craft.
Course description - Bike
This is a biker's course so make sure your quads are ready! The 40K challenging road course leads through the streets of Kings Beach, over Brockway Summit, through Martis Valley and back. Racers begin from the beachside transition area at the Kings Beach State Recreation Area and make a right on State Route 267, ascend Brockway Summit (elevation 7179') and descend 267, ride past Northstar at Tahoe, through Martis Valley and take a right at mile 10.6 onto Soaring Way. Racers will take a right onto Joerger Drive and ride nearly 2 miles until the turn around. Keep your climbing legs fresh cause it's right back to Highway 267 and up and over Brockway Summit where the final pitch is the toughest but the view "a perfect postcard"! Competitors will be responsible for riding safely and monitoring their own speed. After a left hand turn back onto State Route 28 it's just a short distance back into the transition area at Kings Beach State Recreation Area.
description - Run
Just when your legs are ready to give up you're going uphill again and into the lush forests of the North Lake Tahoe Regional Park. The scenic 10K run course leads competitors along the streets and through the back paths and trails of Tahoe Vista and Kings Beach. Out of the transition area competitors turn left onto Highway 28, then right onto Brassie Avenue along the Old Brockway Golf Course, turning right onto Tiger Ave. to Hwy 267. The course then turns left onto Pinedrop Lane leading runners onto the winding paved bike trail into the North Lake Tahoe Regional Park. Once in the confines of the Park, runners will be directed onto a dirt trail that meanders through the beautiful pine and fir forests. Completing the route through the forests, runners will transition back to the paved road that will bring them down Highway 267 with a left turn back onto Highway 28 to the finish line. The finish line will be on the sandy beach of the Kings Beach State Recreation Area.
Now, I just need to do a sensible taper, and gradually reduce the amount of training over the course of the next 14 days. This should (hopefully) take me to the starting line fully rested, with all my muscles ready to race my most demanding triathlon of the year.
Speaking of the starting line, did I mention that it was cold last year?? Air temperature was 34 degrees last year, and the water temperature was in the very low 60’s.
I distinctly remember my feet being excruciatingly cold while we were waiting for the starting gun last year. So, this year I’m going to try a pair of “swim socks�. I’ve not used these before, but they sure look like they will help keep my feet warm (and hopefully avoid some cramping issues I had last year.
Posted by Dennis at September 2, 2006 08:11 AM
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