run this amazing day

This is actually three things Tuesday on Thursday, as I pre-wrote all my posts this week.  I'm having a rough time getting my head in the game for this race, and will be lying low... 1. My crunchy back has basically healed.  I had an awesome calm-it-down session with one of the many PTs that I keep in my pocket last Thursday, and that kicked off a steep upwards climb towards healing.  I was able to swim at a moderate pace on Sunday with no ill effects.  On Tuesday, my swim included a 600 yard time-trial, and while I wasn't swimming at a "hard" pace, I snuck in right under 10 minutes with no pain during or after the swim.  I think I'll be fine for the weekend. 2. I took my fabulous new sexy  out for a very short test ride earlier in the week.  First of all, if I had known how much faster a tri bike would make me, I probably would have purchased one a lot sooner.  8 miles in Z2 with a touch of a headwind had me averaging just under 22mph. ...

Sit, weather.  Weather, SIT.  STAY.

I decided to do a fall 70.3 back in July, but I had no idea so much would change by the time it finally rolled around.  This post looks very different than what I had imagined over the summer.  That said, my primo number 1 A goal for this race is execution.  I've got an extremely detailed race plan and I want to stick to it like super glue, like hot taffy, like peanut to the butter.  That's what I think my training and my mental game needs the most going into the winter.  That said, here are my goals beyond that. Swim (1.2 miles) Except for the 2 weeks where my back was freaking out, my swimming this cycle has been solid and unremarkable.  I made some pretty serious progress after a stroke session with Amy , and I'm hoping that I've managed to hang onto that through the past few weeks.  Both of my planned OWS practice sessions sadly fell during this time, so my main goal here is to get in the water and immediately start swimming without having to t...

It was a LONG month here. September Goals Don't get angry at the HR monitor.  It's your stupid heart. Mostly success.  Mostly. Figure out race day clothes and train in them before race day.  I MEAN IT THIS TIME.   Done and done...at least until Mother Nature threw a 40º-temperature drop at us. Put some green stuff in the recovery smoothie. I tried it, I didn't like, I'm moving on... Make Molly "Happy Birthday" pupcakes.   We decided to celebrate her birthday with Graham's this month, but she did have some puppy frozen yogurt. Do the core work on the day it is actually scheduled. Mostly a win, until my back went nuts. Start taking pictures again!  Your cell phone is not a nice camera. Done! I made a lot of decisions in September.  I decided to change my A race, I decided to bring a sexy new ride home, and I decided not to   to   not to   am still deciding to ride it in the A race.  I followed my training plan pretty perf...