The one workout-related picture I took last week.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n After a pretty epic Sunday (50 mile bike, 2 mile run), we took Monday off.\u00a0 I had a swim planned but Zliten begged to skip or reschedule, so that’s what happened.<\/p>\n Tuesday was really the last big day of this cycle.\u00a0 We swam some speed at lunch (above).\u00a0 Then, after work, we did a killer endurance cycle class for an hour and a half, and then immediately jumped on the treadmill for a race pace hour.\u00a0 I was amazed at how it felt… easy.\u00a0 Sure, there were parts where my legs got a little sore or tired, but it GOT BETTER.\u00a0 The mantra “just keep running and let some time pass” was born.\u00a0 Eventually, things will start feeling better OR you’ll be done!\u00a0 Win win!<\/p>\n Wednesday I swam in the lake. The plan was for 3 laps (2250m) but it was getting dark, so we cut it to two (1500m).\u00a0 I’m a little apprehensive that I’ve only swam the 1.2 mile race distance once this year, but the vast majority of my swims have been between 1500-1700m, so it will probably be ok.\u00a0 Probably.\u00a0 Yeah?<\/p>\n Thursday I had originally scheduled a double brick (aka – hard bike\/run workout), but after Tuesday’s effort, I realized it was just time to shut it down instead.\u00a0 I didn’t want to burn myself out.\u00a0 So it was an easy 25 min trainer ride followed by a relaxed 25 min run.\u00a0 It was just enough to get the endorphins going and feel great.<\/p>\n Friday was another day off, and Saturday’s plan was mostly a gear shakeout.<\/p>\n We swam two loops at the quarry.\u00a0 Even with no nails, I put a few small holes in my wetsuit getting it up over my ass (thankfully, my lovely husband patched them up yesterday for me).\u00a0 Just like normal, when I haven’t worn it for a while, the first half of the first lap I was thinking “OMG, I’m too big for this wetsuit, I can’t breathe in it, I forgot how to swim, this is awful” and then the second half I’m thinking “wheee, everything is awesome and I’m so buoyyyyannnntttt!!!”.\u00a0 I just have to remember swimming in the wetsuit is DIFFERENT. I did jump out and take it off for the second lap – the water was low 80s which is pretty warm even WITHOUT a wetsuit – and I did what I needed (re-acclimated) in the first lap.<\/p>\n Then, we did an in-town bike ride.\u00a0 We did this due to logistics and the nature of the ride (rather than hit up somewhere out of town), but it re-affirmed why I don’t do it often.\u00a0 I didn’t have a HORRIBLE time the whole time, but with so many stops, traffic, potholes, and LANDSCAPING going on (during one part where I’d planned to do some quality riding, grrrr), you pretty much are there for the experience, not to do any sort of structured workout or effort.\u00a0 I certainly wouldn’t mind doing more of this next tri season, but it would have to be in ADDITION to the two quality sessions a week we do, not in place of them.<\/p>\n I was pretty cranky from the ride, and it was HOOOOOT at noon (seriously, it was 86, feels like 101, and it felt all the degrees of it).\u00a0 I just wanted my run OVER with.\u00a0 We started out, and Zliten was all happy, which was annoying me (sorry, dear, for the things I do when I’m cranky), and talking about diving gear (which only made me think of donning the wetsuit and lugging 100 extra lbs around – making me hotter), and he wouldn’t stop with it, so I decided to run faster.\u00a0 This would a) get me done faster b) make him be quiet by either running faster with me or staying back.\u00a0 What happened was option B, and I just kept running faster and it felt good and caught up with him at the end.\u00a0 I kept a 9:50 average pace for 3 miles in 101 degree heat.\u00a0 I hope it’s MUCH cooler next weekend, but if it’s not, I’m ready for it.<\/p>\n I only did one dozen session, but that’s ok.\u00a0 Taper.\u00a0 Yeah.<\/p>\n Summary:<\/p>\n 6h45 min total.\u00a0 A little bit less than planned but it’s all good.\u00a0 Time to rest up.<\/p>\n This week – well, it’s race week, and due to circumstances beyond my control*, there might not be much this week.\u00a0 But, if I have my way:<\/p>\n Even if it goes sideways and all I get to do is a little bit of paddling in pool and some easy trainer miles – I’m ready.\u00a0 I just need to spend this week unloading as much fatigue as possible without getting rusty.<\/p>\n![\"Sept21-2\"](\"http:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Sept21-2.jpg\")
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