Wow! What a great past 2 weeks this has been with my training! I’m really feeling like I am getting the hang of being on top of my time management. Right now, Ben has me doing lots of speed work on my runs and keeping a very high cadence on my bike. The swims have moved into some hard (non or lack of) breathing drills followed by sets of 500 meter T-pace drills. I’m beginning to feel strong, but always get humbled whenever I go to a race like I did this weekend in Scofield. This race was a 1.75 mile swim, 40 mile bike (3,000 feet of elevation gain) and a very flat and hot 10 mile run.
On another note, almost 2 months ago, a good friend of mine bet me that I wouldn’t be able to stay off caffeine for longer than 1 month. Let me preface by saying I was not heavily reliant upon caffeine, but I definitely knew how much of an upper it could give me, given the correct dosage for me. Since I started the bet, I figured it would be a good time to get 100% off carbonation while I’m at it. I think in these almost 2 months I have had maybe 16 ounces of rootbeer/sierra mist/sprite and/or anything at all. Every now and then I crave a nice, stiff Dr. Pepper or Mountain Dew, but I think after this bet is done, I’m just not going to really go there with the carbonated drinks anymore. Why bother?
There are times when I think my goal is completely possible, and time I think I am smoking crack by thinking I could do it again in a shorter time. After my run this weekend, a 9 minute mile for 26+ miles doesn’t sound so bad and seems very doable. My nutrition on my bike was completely dialed in and I’m just loving the idea of it.
Until next time….
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