since i am racing sunday we are to get our long runs in before...i decided today was the day...met up with lisa and val and paul for a quick swim before setting off on the 13 needed for the week...how nice to see amy and Carolyn at the philosopher's rock just getting ready to head out on their long run too...so nice to see so many friends...
i was decked out in the new gear so that i could adhere to the nothing new on race day rule...and was swimming sans wet suit...some thought i was nuts...but hey...no wet suit sunday...so i might as well try that...my workout was 1200...600 warm up 400 build 200 fast...my first 200 i thought i might have to cut the workout short...i was working hard...and i didn't seem to be getting anywhere...but after that one i felt ok...still working much harder than in a wet suit...it's amazing...did some building and was coming in for the 200 fast...when i was almost there i had to take a breather...i was pushing really hard...and there were like a million people to avoid...so i flipped on my back for a few strokes then finished strong...ok that was too fast :)
paul left us and lisa val and i headed out on our run...it has been a while since i had a day off...last wednesday i think it was...and i won't get one for a while so i knew that this run was going to be a little on the slow side...i was glad to have company for 7 miles of it...i brought some power gels to test if the digestive system agreed with them...took one at 1.15 then one 40 minutes later...was feeling pretty done at the end...i might need to adjust my timing...i didn't look at the calories...but i imagine they are about 100 like all the others...i'll check...saw a lot of T3'ers out on the run today...guess everyone had the same idea to get it done...
back to barton springs to soak...i missed getting in before nine but that soak was worth the 3$...then off to packet pick-up...we got beer mugs... :) that is fun...i'm excited for the race...should be a good time...
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