4-6 Race 6.5 hours

Monday

Rode to and from work and around town a little in the afternoon because it was so nice



Master's swim

Warm up

300 swim

200 pull

100 kick

Main Set

4x200 descending

something else

a bunch of drills

(can't really remember workout)

Swim Time 1 hr

zones 2-4



Tuesday

It was really nice out today. I went home after work and fit the aerohelmet that John and Lisa are so graciously letting me use. Then Erik and I went and spun around town. We went out by the dump and back by the East Gallatin Pond. It was a fun day.



Wed.

I went to the pool to swim today. Swam 3-400s. Tried to do them fast and now have a good idea for a pace in the race.



Thursday

Rest day. I am not going to do anything today. I have a Rec and Parks meeting tonight so it works out well.

Friday
Got up early and rode for about 30 minutes. Then put on my running shoes and ran. My arch hurt really bad. Kind of worried about Saturday. After being at work for a few hours my throat started to hurt and I started getting really tired. How can I be getting sick the day before this race.

Sat.
Have been drinking lots of fluids and feel okay today. Definitely have a sore throat but want to race anyway. I brought the trainer and rode it right before I could rack my bike. Wanted to get a good spot on the rack. The swim was really good. I drafted off the 4 people in my lane. We all swam in a row the whole time. A few times I felt we were slowing down and that I could go faster, but then again I was drafting so I stayed put. My time was 16:40. Next year I am going to do the elite race and have my own lane. The bike was good. It took me about 4-5 miles to settle in. Maybe longer races are better. I ate it getting off the bike and bruised myself up. The run was the hardest part. I felt like crap for about 10 minutes and my arch made me run at a funny gait. It wasn't until the last mile that I felt good. Maybe, again, I need longer races. Or just need to get used to short races. It was a fun day. I got 2nd in my age group and 14th overall. A little short of my goal, but I was a little under the weather.

Sun.
Sick. Sick. Sick. Tried to spend the day with the fam, but had to take a nap.