Consistency pays
I'm taking tomorrow off. I will be unable to do any training, and it will be good for my body (so I'm told). I might be able to get some stretching in (another thing that I've been told is good for me).
The last couple of days I have put in some quality training. I had a good, but short 2000 yard swim today. Felt comfortable the entire time. I did 3x400 (swim, kick pull), followed by 300 swim, 200 kick, 100 drills. Then I did a 300 swim cool-down.
Yesterday was a 5-mile tempo run. I did the Ortega River Run course and I must've had a massive tailwind going down McGirts because I was cooking at 6:50 pace. Got the heart rate up, but not too high. Maybe around 165 or so for the hard effort.
Saturday was my longest ride of the year. I rode from the house to the rail trail and did the 48-mile loop that includes Plummer Road, 301, CR 119 and 121. Total distance was about 64 miles. But they were tough miles with a nasty headwind coming out of the northwest. Gusts up to 20 mph I think. It's demoralizing when you are cranking as hard as you can and you look down and you're only going 16 mph.
The rest of last week included:
M - 1500 yard swim. Cut short because the Y pool had been emptied and refilled, and when the refilled it, I swear it was 50% water, 50% chlorine.
T - 10 mile run. Longest run since the River Run. Hip felt good and I maintained a 7:51 pace.
W - 3000 yard swim.
R - 29 mile bike ride with Mike and Lori.
F - 3000 yard swim.
Good volume with some good, hard efforts tossed in. This week will be a down week, and then a 3 week build up. After that, a 2 week taper and then the race.