As July approaches, a sense of urgency to prepare for my Ironman training has finally arrived and man I was ready. I was getting somewhat concerned about my relaxed attitude towards training. Today, I feel energized and excited after months of "trying" to discipline myself to stay in reasonable shape.
Saturday was a 13 mile run, LSD, right. Starting off between blistering Bob Whitmore and the Israeli Ironman (Shir) the pace quickly established itself at 7:35 with Tom Benz pushing on the way out. After the turn it was time to stretch the legs as Bob and I pushed mile 8 at 6:46. Pass the gatorade and the salt pills (pronounced "solt peels" by Shir). After regrouping at mile 9, we decided to pick it up mile 10 before running easy the last 3. Mile 10: 6:50, epic.
Three consecutive weekends of base building on the bike and run are beginning to pay dividends and I feel I will be able to handle the progression of the mileage. The past two weekend trips to Jensen Beach over "middle bridge" at a steady cadence (90 rpm) and heart rate (120-130 bpm) are helping my endurance but my speed is still a little disappointing. I will have to mix in speed with the endurance in all three disciplines.
Next weekend I will ride long on Friday and brick on Saturday.
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