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July 09, 2007
12 Days till Vineman
Only 12 days left until race day!!!! I can't believe that I am done with all the serious training - only thing left now is a sensible taper, and a gradual reduction in calories up until race day so that I arrive on race day, fit, light, and ready to run the race of my life.
My last big brick was yesterday, I did a 40 mile, pretty fast paced bike ride, then took off on a 5 mile run. I did all of this in the heat of the afternoon (started at 90 degrees, finished the run at 98 degrees) to replicate the weather conditions I will likely see on race day. The bike ride was ok, but the run really, really sucked the life out of me. By the time I clicked off 5 miles, I was totally spent, out of water, out of food, and out of energy. This workout was a good reminder to me to stay focused during the race, and do not push the bike ride too hard - that can have a terribly bad effect on your run pace.
Just a series of lighter workouts this week, a pretty easy weekend, then a series of 3 way bricks next week - all short, but higher intensity. I'll probably take two rest days (Friday and Saturday), and then it's off to the race.
Posted by Dennis at July 9, 2007 09:12 PM
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