OMG. OMG. OMG. OMG.
That’s it. I’m less than a week away from race day. 23 weeks of training and I’m down to the final one. My stomach is in knots, my hands are shaky, and I can’t stop my voice from going really high whenever anyone asks about the race. Gulp. It’s here. No going back now.
Monday
Nada
Rest. Rest. Rest. Gotta get that rest in!
Tuesday
AM: 60 min Bike Trainer
This was an easy ride. Just needed to get my legs moving.
PM: 2050 yd Swim
- 350 Warm-Up
- 4 x 50 accelerating
- 3 x 100 @ 1:35 (1:25, 1:28, 1:30)
- 2 x 100 easy
- 3 x 100 @ 1:35 ( 1:25, 1:29, 1:31)
- 2 x100 easy
- 3 x 100 @ 1:35 (1:28, 1:30, 1:34)
- 2 x 100 easy
This was a great swim. I like the short and speedy ones.
Wednesday
AM: Nada
Decided I need another rest day.
Thursday
AM: 6 mi Run
Last track! Since we’re tapering, coach wanted us to take it easy and “dial it in.” We did moderate mile repeats w/ 40 seconds of rest. I was instructed to hold 8:20 min/miles, which translated to 2:05/400. I felt GREAT. I’m not sure if it was the cooler weather or what, but I felt relaxed and was even able to keep my breathing under control. My only problem was trying to hold back since I naturally wanted to go faster on the track. It was a great run.
- Easy jog to track
- Mile 1: 8:15
- Mile 2: 8:17
- Mile 3: 8:16
- Mile 4: 8:08
- Easy mile jog home
Friday
AM: 3.4 mi Run
Maddie and I had about 30 minutes to run before I had to meet friends for coffee.
Saturday
AM: 6.4 mi Run
My last long(ish) run before race day! I wish I had this weather the whole training cycle – it felt amazing out there!
Sunday
AM: 30 mi Bike
Switched my run and bike days so i could go to the beach early with Derek on Saturday. Because I switched, I was able to take my time getting out on the bike and still enjoy a relaxing Sunday. The bike wasn’t bad. I had an awful headwind going out, but the killer tailwind on the way back more than made up for it.
I dropped my bike off on the way home for a final tune-up.
Weekly Totals:
Workouts: 6
Miles: 62
Time: 6 hours 13 minutes
Holy moly. Race day is almost here!
Any race week advice?!
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