Earlier this week, I was on track for a very hefty week of distances. On Monday, I knocked out a nice 6 mile run. Tuesday saw me ride for 20 miles, swim for 2500 meters and then run in the afternoon with the kiddos for a few. The morn of Wed, I endured 3500 meters in the pool, then pulled up a little early due to a tiny pain in my bicep. Didn't want to push it too hard.
But then the stomach bug hit that afternoon and I was incapacitated for 48 hours by some major D. The worst I have experienced in many years. Think I lost close to 10 pounds in 3 days.
So today I wanted to get back into the swing of things. A nice 10-miler helped this morning, but I could tell by the end that I am still not back to 100 %. I felt fine, just a little on the slower side. No worries.
Think I am sad, though, that half a week of major workouts got taken from me. Wasn't able to run 3.5 hours like planned or bike for 5 hours today. But I will make those happen this next week. Should push fairly hard for the next week and a half or two, then start my taper.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
From Meknes to Rabat
88.5 miles
5:13:30
About 17.5 mph
Strong head wind for the last 35 miles
And I still felt great upon arrival at Mark's door. Could have easily popped on my running sneakers and gone for a stroll.
5:13:30
About 17.5 mph
Strong head wind for the last 35 miles
And I still felt great upon arrival at Mark's door. Could have easily popped on my running sneakers and gone for a stroll.
Friday, August 5, 2011
oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...........
I just finished running 17 miles in 3 hours. And my dogs are barking so loud. Guess I have run many long distances in the past few months. Sure could tell today. Why do we do this to ourselves?
Monday, August 1, 2011
...but at least 20 people didn't cross the finish line.
The Rabat Sprint Tri a couple of days ago was a lot of fun, but fairly warm. Like usual, they like to try do different things in this country. So the event actually started at 3pm. I think it was one of the first events they have thrown. Numerous reasons to support that theory:
* no t-shirt or medal or anything given to the participants
* complete lack of communication in regards to details of the event
* only handed out water throughout the event
I really didn't know any of the details until about 3 minutes before the start of the race. And even then, 1 official told me 6 loops on the bike and another told me 7. But got it figured out before the horn sounded.
The swim was about 250 meters, with 70-100 people jumping off the same dock and flailing their way to the first buoy. It was a little scary watching some of these folks try and swim. But I actually passed loads of people. Then climbing up the dock was like trying to scale a fence, but after swimming.
The bike was tough. Right out of transition was the first of the six climbs on this hill. Couldn't even get the legs working in time. But overall I was happy with my time. I still was slower than most, but I did average over 18mph. First time in a race. I am slowly getting better.
Finally, the running portion came around. Since there were so many cars being held up, the police finally let the cars go right before I completed my first of 2 laps. As I finished that lap, the race officials told me to finish early. Whatever. I complete what I set out to complete, not quit early.
That is the main reason that I ended up being dead last in this race. Because I chose to complete the entire race, not just cut it short because of a little traffic.
The Rabat Sprint Tri a couple of days ago was a lot of fun, but fairly warm. Like usual, they like to try do different things in this country. So the event actually started at 3pm. I think it was one of the first events they have thrown. Numerous reasons to support that theory:
* no t-shirt or medal or anything given to the participants
* complete lack of communication in regards to details of the event
* only handed out water throughout the event
I really didn't know any of the details until about 3 minutes before the start of the race. And even then, 1 official told me 6 loops on the bike and another told me 7. But got it figured out before the horn sounded.
The swim was about 250 meters, with 70-100 people jumping off the same dock and flailing their way to the first buoy. It was a little scary watching some of these folks try and swim. But I actually passed loads of people. Then climbing up the dock was like trying to scale a fence, but after swimming.
The bike was tough. Right out of transition was the first of the six climbs on this hill. Couldn't even get the legs working in time. But overall I was happy with my time. I still was slower than most, but I did average over 18mph. First time in a race. I am slowly getting better.
Finally, the running portion came around. Since there were so many cars being held up, the police finally let the cars go right before I completed my first of 2 laps. As I finished that lap, the race officials told me to finish early. Whatever. I complete what I set out to complete, not quit early.
That is the main reason that I ended up being dead last in this race. Because I chose to complete the entire race, not just cut it short because of a little traffic.
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