Since I am doing a tri, I thought I better practice some BRicks. So this morning I got up to start BRick #2. Bill and I did one earlier this year so I was a little prepared mentally for what I was in for. I knew I had to save my legs a bit for the run without getting completely exhausted on the bike. The transition went much better than I thought it would. I only did 10 miles on the bike, but completed a full 5K for the run.
I wanted to get a few hills in the run as I knew I would have a giant hill on the tri. So, I got off the bike and went to the highway to climb the hill east of town. When I got to the top, I turned around and came back. The hill was a bit hard to climb as my heart was racing so I stopped and walked the last few hundred feet. That was the worst of it so I'll have to work on that hill a bit more. I then went to the bike path, running as much as possible on grass, rock/gravel, and other nontraditional surfaces since I think most of the tri run will be trail running, my least favorite. This will probably slow me down, but I'm determined to conquer it the best I can. I just hope I have a "curb crew" scattered throughout the course to keep me going.
The weather this morning again was cool, but high humidity. I tried to get out early to beat the heat - forecasted to be 97 again today. Yes, I was a bit dehydrated, but I drank about 25oz of beverage. For time, I had a bit of a problem. I'm glad it happened today and not the day of the tri! I got satellite signal pretty quickly, but then all of a sudden it said it was processing route or something like that. It was locked up and I couldn't get it to cancel. I do the whole BRick solo, completely solo. I had no idea how fast I was going to how far I was going. It was a bit odd. I had to use www.runningmap.com to find the mileage when I got home. Finally I got it to reset.
Big realization: When I signed up for the tri, there was an Athena category. If you weigh over a certain weight, can be an "Athena". ugh, I fit into this category. Hmm, looking at the times from last year, I could win that category! I just couldn't do it. It's not about the times for me anyway. The worst part is knowing that I am obese when it comes to fitness! This is very disheartening. While I know I am somewhere between obese and needing to shed a few pounds, this was like a slap in the face. I'll get it...
today's mileage: 3 miles running; 10 miles biking
weekly mileage: 3 miles running; 10 miles biking
monthly mileage: 44 miles running; 10 miles biking; 3.375 miles swimming
annual mileage: 341 miles running; 216 miles riding; 6.75 miles swimming
TOTAL mileage: 570
IRONWHAWK #2
running: 72 miles
riding: 25 miles
swimming: 4.35 miles
IRONWHAWK #2
running: 72 miles
riding: 25 miles
swimming: 4.35 miles
Nice work on the BRick!! You can overcome the run terrain by continually telling yourself you like that terrain and over time you will believe it :)
ReplyDeleteDon't take offense to the Athena category...they are changing those weights for next year as those weights really aren't "obese" for most people!!