Before I can properly begin my second journey towards Ironman, it is prudent to asses the execution of the first journey's race, the 2014 Beach 2 Battleship.

The swim: My 56-minute swim time would be very hard to criticize under normal circumstances. I, however, am NOT a 56-minute swimmer. The reality is/was that the time of our swim coincided with the end of high tide. To say it another way, we were pushed - and although I couldn't feel it during the race, we were swimming in a current (and my time reflected it). That said, I still feel like I swam well. This next race I hope to do a better job of drafting and to hold a little truer line.

The bike: I rode a solid 5:44 on a near pancake flat course. I conserved energy, stayed aero, and didn't race my neighbor. I also dropped about 800 calories of solid food that, while not affecting my ride, would come back to haunt me on the run. This next race... don't lose your nutrition...

The run: My 4:45 marathon leaves a lot to be desired. I was a zombie by mile 10, the deficit of bike calories having completely become apparent. Additionally, I found that using the same calorie source for the bike and run was NOT a good idea - too much of the same was more than my stomach could tolerate. This next race, I will perform more bike/run bricks in training, practicing the transition between different nutrition sources.


Monday, September 21, 2015

* Pre-Training - 4*

Well, I haven't had a chance to post in several days.  I've been a busy guy - all good.  My workouts, unfortunately, have suffered a bit.  I have only managed three runs since I last logged.  The good news is, each of these runs felt really good - it certainly helps that the weather has cooled off a bit.  Run one was a 5.12-miler, executed at 8:18 pace.  That is way faster than I wanted to go so on my next run, 6.11-miles, I ran 8:36 pace.  Hmm.  Still too fast.  I vowed to run the next even slower.  It too, was a 6.11-miler.  My pace?  8:28.  Ha.  What are you going to do?  I must be trying to show off for all of the young people on the campus or something ;)
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