tired number two

"This the last week to make it count!" That's what he said on the phone this week. I have one triathlon to do this summer. One. I only entered to have something to look forward to and get my ass out the door over the summer. It is next weekend. This week has been like the last several...swim...bike...run...
I am feeling super. My running has come around...FINALLY!!
Tuesday was a bike ride that I smoked. The instructions were to do some race pace stuff. I have no idea what my race pace should be so I picked something that I thought could be respectable and I did it!! I was super happy after that bike ride. I can sure notice all the weight training I did in my legs this summer. My goal is to beat my 2008 time on the bike which was...ahem...2 hours and 15 minutes for 62 km. Sigh. I know, I am a shitty biker. BUT that was what I did in 2008 and that time is coming DOWN!!!
Wednesday morning was a swim...another 3000 meters in the pool. I have gotten used to training by myself and I LOVE it. I seem to get a whole lot more focused to get the workout done and there is no pressure of keeping up or waiting for people to show up. But you also don't get to guage how you are doing comparatively...and that's okay because I am learning not to care.
Wednesday night was a hot and windy run. HOT and WINDY. Again, I smoked my pace. I love running again. It just feels good to run!! Each of those intervals were hard fought battles, but they are in the tank. My goal next weekend is to run faster than in 2008...which should not be a problem as I WALKED most of that day. I have unfinished buisness with that run course as the two times I have done that race, I have had to walk. Not this year. I feel a whole lot mentally tougher than I was in 2008 so things are looking up to have a good day!!
No sleep Wed night. I hate not sleeping. To much on the brain. The Thursday workout was supposed to be a 2.5 hour bike ride but I could not wrap my head around that and got only 1.5 hours in. I was exhausted.