When I woke up this morning I was amazed to look at the calendar and see May 9th. Where has the start of May gone? I also realized that race season is here. I race on Saturday, it's a small half ironman just east of Louisville, KY. I really don't know much about the race, other than I'll swim 1.2 miles, bike 56 miles, and run 13.1 miles...hopefully I'll do those things quickly too. This will be the earliest in the season that I have raced this long, and I'm looking forward to it. I was a little sick this past week...Friday and Saturday were off days as a result. I am still feeling a bit congested but I was able to get a solid ride and run in yesterday, so I'm feeling better about things.
Being the first race of the year, you often forget about everything that goes into preparing for a race. I need to get my race wheels sorted out, packed, and a whole bunch of other stuff too all before I leave. Also I need to make sure I'm getting enough rest, and try to get rid of this congestion. I'm not all that worried though, things will get sorted out...they always do. I'm excited to test out my fitness in a race. Training has been going well, and I do feel prepared to race. I'm ready to go into a world of hurt to see where I stand right now.
The next month I will be racing quite a bit...Kentucky this weekend, Galena next weekend, Memorial Day Weeked Off, Leon's the following weekend, and then Kansas...of which after that I will taper for Ironman CDA. Yep going to be busy, especially with some serious training that needs to happen throughout that time too. So basically what some training is goign to look like is racing...followed up by more running after the race. So this weekend after the race I hope to put in another 4-6 miles of running as a "cool down". Luckily for me this week the race is on a Saturday, Galena...a Saturday. Leon's is a Sunday, but I can ride long Saturday before, Kansas is a Sunday, but that's the last effort before my taper anyway. Wow I'm excited to race...this season is going to be awesome!
Being the first race of the year, you often forget about everything that goes into preparing for a race. I need to get my race wheels sorted out, packed, and a whole bunch of other stuff too all before I leave. Also I need to make sure I'm getting enough rest, and try to get rid of this congestion. I'm not all that worried though, things will get sorted out...they always do. I'm excited to test out my fitness in a race. Training has been going well, and I do feel prepared to race. I'm ready to go into a world of hurt to see where I stand right now.
The next month I will be racing quite a bit...Kentucky this weekend, Galena next weekend, Memorial Day Weeked Off, Leon's the following weekend, and then Kansas...of which after that I will taper for Ironman CDA. Yep going to be busy, especially with some serious training that needs to happen throughout that time too. So basically what some training is goign to look like is racing...followed up by more running after the race. So this weekend after the race I hope to put in another 4-6 miles of running as a "cool down". Luckily for me this week the race is on a Saturday, Galena...a Saturday. Leon's is a Sunday, but I can ride long Saturday before, Kansas is a Sunday, but that's the last effort before my taper anyway. Wow I'm excited to race...this season is going to be awesome!
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Good Luck on the race Rick! My first race is next weekend but I don't have the balls to start with a HI.
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