And I'm trying not to freak out. Not about the race -- about the fact that I spent most of yesterday and last night feeling like I was getting sick! That is NOT okay. NOT AT ALL. I took a nap, I drank lots of water + juice, I tried to go to bed early but because I took a nap it was hard. I slept kind of fitfully because I was worrying about being sick and not being able to do the race. I just got up about an hour ago, and I can't tell yet what's going on! My throat feels a little funny, and I'm a little spacey and my head feels weird, but the headache is gone... NO SICK! NO NO NO! Any recommendations for warding off illness besides vitamin C and drinking lots of fluids?
Anyway, I guess I'll talk about some training:
So Monday we did a mini brick, which was just so frickin' easy in comparison to what we've been doing this whole time. We went to Puako, and "warmed up" by snorkeling -- it is AMAZING there. MUST do it a whole bunch more! Rode for an hour, from Puako up to the highway and turned around at the road to Waikoloa village. Wind going south was kind of intense, but when I turned around and was suddenly very strong and speedy. Go figure. Stayed in z2-z3 most of the time, and did 10 minutes at z4. Super fast transition considering we had to put our bikes in the car, and a 20 minute run through Puako -- sure wish I could feel this fresh and strong running after a 3 hour ride! Run was z3 the whole time.
Yesterday I wasn't sure if I should swim or not, because you're NOT supposed to if you're getting sick. I went anyway, just to see how it felt and getting in the water and swimming was ok. However, I had NO stamina for the fast intervals we were going to do, so I just stuck with an easy 1000 yards and got out when Todd did.
And since y'all have posted your race goals, I'm going to do the same, and keep acting under the assumption that I won't be sick!!
I would LOVE to do the entire race under 6:30, but I'm expecting more like 6:45. It's hard to say, and so much relies on how much faster I ride during the race vs. just riding the course. I was pretty fast at Lavaman, so we'll see! I guess it also depends on conditions like chop in the water and brutal wind. Here's hoping for none of that!
swim: 43-45 minutes would be great, and reasonable, assuming I don't go off course, there's no crazy chop, and there isn't an infuriating cluster of people on all sides of me the whole time like Lavaman's pain in the ass swim!
ride: I know I can do it in 3:30, but I'm really hoping for 3:15-3:20.
run is really the big unknown here. I've never actually run 13 miles, the closest I've gotten is about 9.5. I'd love to do it in 2:10, but considering the distance, the heat, and the BIKE RIDE, I don't think that's likely. Anywhere between 2:20-2:30 is fine by me.
Showing posts with label taper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label taper. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
end of taper wk 1
Wanted to wrap up what I did last week for the sake of complete-ness!
Thursday was an hour z2 run, nice and mellow, just cruised out towards Pololu and back. My leg was feeling pretty good. Heat wasn't an issue because there is a nice breeze here in the afternoon! There are a few hills on this run so I took those pretty easy. Ran about 5.5 miles.
Friday was supposed to be an easy swim at the pool, but Todd decided he was going to swim 42 laps, which was almost exactly the race distance, (1.2miles) so I thought I'd do it too. It was great to get an idea of exactly what that distance feels like. It took me 44:10, which I would be happy with in the race. I was swimming with less effort than I assume I will at the race, but I was also in a lane where there was no chance I'd swim off course, and conditions were nice and flat, obviously. We'll see how it goes! Swimming that distance felt fine, though, not especially exhausting.
Saturday was our last brick. Compared to the previous weeks, this one felt like nothin'! We were supposed to ride 1:45, but I ended up going for 2 hours. First went south towards Mauna Lani, turned around, and headed north, through Kawaihae and then towards Mahukona. Turned around about halfway between mm10 and 11. I think I went a little over 33 miles total. Everything went smoothly, and when I timed particular sections I was right on track. Next time I'm on that course it will be in the race! EEeee!
Next was a 50 minute run, again at a fairly mellow pace. It was hot but not terribly so, and I had enough water and gu and felt fine the whole time. My hamstring ached a little but stopping to stretch seemed to help.
Sunday we took it easy and went snorkeling at Kapa'a near here. No intense swimming, very mellow. FIVE TRAINING DAYS LEFT!
Thursday was an hour z2 run, nice and mellow, just cruised out towards Pololu and back. My leg was feeling pretty good. Heat wasn't an issue because there is a nice breeze here in the afternoon! There are a few hills on this run so I took those pretty easy. Ran about 5.5 miles.
Friday was supposed to be an easy swim at the pool, but Todd decided he was going to swim 42 laps, which was almost exactly the race distance, (1.2miles) so I thought I'd do it too. It was great to get an idea of exactly what that distance feels like. It took me 44:10, which I would be happy with in the race. I was swimming with less effort than I assume I will at the race, but I was also in a lane where there was no chance I'd swim off course, and conditions were nice and flat, obviously. We'll see how it goes! Swimming that distance felt fine, though, not especially exhausting.
Saturday was our last brick. Compared to the previous weeks, this one felt like nothin'! We were supposed to ride 1:45, but I ended up going for 2 hours. First went south towards Mauna Lani, turned around, and headed north, through Kawaihae and then towards Mahukona. Turned around about halfway between mm10 and 11. I think I went a little over 33 miles total. Everything went smoothly, and when I timed particular sections I was right on track. Next time I'm on that course it will be in the race! EEeee!
Next was a 50 minute run, again at a fairly mellow pace. It was hot but not terribly so, and I had enough water and gu and felt fine the whole time. My hamstring ached a little but stopping to stretch seemed to help.
Sunday we took it easy and went snorkeling at Kapa'a near here. No intense swimming, very mellow. FIVE TRAINING DAYS LEFT!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
taper week 1
After Saturday's brick, it was time for some serious chillin'. Sunday we were planning to do nothing, but got so hot it was time to go swim at Mahukona. It was supposed to be a mellow snorkel swim, but got caught in a fairly intense current on the way back and ended up swimming way harder than I wanted to! HEY!
Monday we did nothing much except hike down to Pololu and play in the waves there a bit. Seem incapable of doing NOTHING active around here.
Tuesday was a 55 minute run with 20 minutes at low z4. Ran towards Hawi and back. My body was VERY resistant to getting my heart rate up. When I was running 'easy' I was going SO slowly.. nothing hurt, and I had enough food and water, and I wasn't too hot, but I felt just lethargic and like all I wanted to do was stop! At about 30 minutes I turned around, and a cooling headwind gave me some energy, which was good because I needed to start my 20 minute higher intensity section. Ran pretty hard and felt much stronger during this part.
Wednesday morning I got a new back bike wheel : enough of this broken spoke bullshit! Then went to Hapuna to swim and ride.
The swim was nice, about 40 minutes with 4x4 minute higher intensity intervals. Worked on form and felt pretty good.
Then it was time to ride, again 55 minutes with 20 minutes z4. Rode south from Hapuna to about the Waikoloa and back. Had the same experience with the run the day before -- my body just DIDN'T want to get going! It was made more difficult by a tough headwind the first 25 minutes or so. Again, however, once I turned around and started my higher intensity section I still wanted to stop but at least I was able to pick it up and ride stronger. The tailwind helped! Got back much faster than I went out, and felt more energized. rode about 15 miles.
Monday we did nothing much except hike down to Pololu and play in the waves there a bit. Seem incapable of doing NOTHING active around here.
Tuesday was a 55 minute run with 20 minutes at low z4. Ran towards Hawi and back. My body was VERY resistant to getting my heart rate up. When I was running 'easy' I was going SO slowly.. nothing hurt, and I had enough food and water, and I wasn't too hot, but I felt just lethargic and like all I wanted to do was stop! At about 30 minutes I turned around, and a cooling headwind gave me some energy, which was good because I needed to start my 20 minute higher intensity section. Ran pretty hard and felt much stronger during this part.
Wednesday morning I got a new back bike wheel : enough of this broken spoke bullshit! Then went to Hapuna to swim and ride.
The swim was nice, about 40 minutes with 4x4 minute higher intensity intervals. Worked on form and felt pretty good.
Then it was time to ride, again 55 minutes with 20 minutes z4. Rode south from Hapuna to about the Waikoloa and back. Had the same experience with the run the day before -- my body just DIDN'T want to get going! It was made more difficult by a tough headwind the first 25 minutes or so. Again, however, once I turned around and started my higher intensity section I still wanted to stop but at least I was able to pick it up and ride stronger. The tailwind helped! Got back much faster than I went out, and felt more energized. rode about 15 miles.
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