Well training and my workouts continue to go well. I have been increasing my running miles to around 18-20 per week in preparation for my upcoming Tri on September 3rd. Really getting excited about this race and I think the excitement is translating into motivation to push a little harder in my training sessions. My bike rides are also going well and man I can really tell an increase in strength on the bike since mapping out a pretty brutal course I do 3x a week that is full of mammoth hills! I can't wait to see how well I stack up against fellow age-groupers in the bike split at this sprint tri. Right now the thing that I am trying to figure out is should I use my clipless pedals and cycling shoes for the 10 mile ride in this race, or switch out to my toe-strap pedals , so as to only have to change shoes in transition one time. I have used the toe-strap pedals in both du's this year I competed in and did fairly well against the others on road bikes. I know I can't hang with the dudes on the Tri/TT bikes regardless of pedals, but I want to put up a decent split nonetheless. I really feel strongly that I can place top-3 in my age group this race! I just don't want to make a stupid decision in regards to pedals and shoes!!! I will continue to think on it!!!! I guess right now I am thinking of keeping the clipless pedals on the bike. I have velcro fastening cycling shoes, so it'll go pretty fast in transition either way..... I also amped up my swimming this month, adding a mile-long swim in the mix each week. Still doing 3 weight training sessions per week as well, and throwing in yoga 5-6 nights a week to boot. All-in-all I feel really strong and relatively light going into my last real week of training before my taper week. Checked into a local triclub recently and saw that they get together for a weekly open-water swim. Man that would be nice, so I am really considering joining up with these guys next season, as my sights are set on a 70.3 in May!!!!! The one thing I really have dropped the ball on this year is open-water swimming...ugh...I got to make this a priority out of the shoot next Spring. The way my race plans for next year look, I will do an indoor tri in March, the Lake Junaluska Du again in April and then the 70.3 in May. Haven't thought much beyond that point.....my wallet will be pretty thin after those 3!
Oh random thoughts....hmmmmm? I guess I really don't have anything on my mind at the moment, but just wanted to throw out there how important it is to spread good karma into the world! Simple things like dropping a coin into an expired parking meter for a stranger or writing an uplifting message on random note pads or write-on boards that you see in stores where people write things, or even on community bulletin boards! People read these things and seriously as cheesy as it might sound, even if your message only moves a single person, trust me its time well spent! There is so much negative and toxic energy out there, its so relieving to see soemthing positive at times! So be a person that spreads that positive message........
Oh and one other thing I just want to say to all the idiots that think its soooo freaking funny to blow their horns at you from behind when your doing training runs....... grow the hell up! Seriously! Just one time I would love for one of these jerks to stop after they do this and I flip 'em the bird..... So lame! Just had to rant for a second :)
Peace, Love and Train Hard!!!!!
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