Time to get use to the 5 AM (or earlier) wake up call again. With 90 or so days left in the season for me, there is really no reason to skip a work out. Or even put one off until later that night.
I decided to switch from the Master swim class on Tue / Thur mornings to open water swims in the evenings on those days. No matter how many times I do it, I am still not 100% comfortable out in the middle of a lake. I think a few weeks of work at Kill Creek before Pig Man and then a few more before Red Man will pay off in the long run.
Not growing up as a swimmer all the mornings in the pool can really take their toll on you.
Ryan (see Team Madison blog link on the right) and I are making plans for 08. Looks like we are both going to solo Brew2Brew in April (46 miles), then I will compete in IM Louisville in Aug and we are both going to run the Chicago Marathon in October with hopes of going sub 3:10:59 and getting into Boston the following spring. I am guessing I will find a few 70.3's to mix in for good measure.
9:46 PM...time for bed.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Countdown to future races this year
Pig Man Half Iron - Cedar Rapids, IA = 21 Days
Red Man Half Iron - OKC, OK = 55 Days
Ironman Florida - Panama City, FL = 96 Days
I better get to work...
Red Man Half Iron - OKC, OK = 55 Days
Ironman Florida - Panama City, FL = 96 Days
I better get to work...
Prairie Punisher Duathlon
So, its only been about 3 months since my last race and blog update, but I finally entered an event yesterday, so know I have an update!
I finsihed 4th in my age group at the Prairie Punisher Duathlon on Saturday. Havent been able to find race results online, but here are my times according to my Garmin 305.
15K / 9.3 Mile Run = 1:12:25 w/ a pace of 7:45
61K / 38.13 Mile Bike = 2:02:05 w/ a pace of 18.7
5K / 3.18 Mile Ru = 26:05 w/ a pace of 8:13
Total race distance = 50.72
Total race time = 3:42:52
Overall I am ok with my time and definatley happy with my effort. I am not in the best of shape, but I felt I worked hard on the course and gave it all I had. I thought I could have kept my bike pace at 20 mph, but the heat started to take a toll on my later in bike section.
One of my goals at IMFLA this fall is to complete the bik in 6 hours, which is an average pace of 18.7 MPH. So, hopefully with another 90 days of training on rolling hills I will be able to maintain than pace (or better) on a flat IMFLA course.
I finsihed 4th in my age group at the Prairie Punisher Duathlon on Saturday. Havent been able to find race results online, but here are my times according to my Garmin 305.
15K / 9.3 Mile Run = 1:12:25 w/ a pace of 7:45
61K / 38.13 Mile Bike = 2:02:05 w/ a pace of 18.7
5K / 3.18 Mile Ru = 26:05 w/ a pace of 8:13
Total race distance = 50.72
Total race time = 3:42:52
Overall I am ok with my time and definatley happy with my effort. I am not in the best of shape, but I felt I worked hard on the course and gave it all I had. I thought I could have kept my bike pace at 20 mph, but the heat started to take a toll on my later in bike section.
One of my goals at IMFLA this fall is to complete the bik in 6 hours, which is an average pace of 18.7 MPH. So, hopefully with another 90 days of training on rolling hills I will be able to maintain than pace (or better) on a flat IMFLA course.
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