Pa, Ahit, and I packed up and hit the road at 4 AM and made the two hour drive up to Madison to cheer on the Rooster, MG and a pile of other people we knew were doing the Ironman this year. The weather sucked. It was cold. It was rainy. It was windy. It was not going to be a fun day for a lot of people.
Our original plan was to park the truck, hop on the mountain bikes, and ride around the course looking for people we knew. Due to the weather we opted instead to drive around the course - pulling over at various spots to cheer on friends and strangers alike. Though the weather sucked most people we saw appeared to be making the best of it.
Special congratulations go out to The Rooster for finishing extremely well with next to no run training going into the race. Congrats to MG as well for raising the bar by besting my time last year by around 40 minutes.
Workout Summary
Weekly Summary
During this week's workouts I felt a lot better than last week.
Only downside was missing the long bike this weekend. I had originally planned on putting some miles on the mountain bike during the Ironman but the weather changed my mind.
Swim focus points this week were positioning and rotation - both felt good during Friday's long swim. I think focusing on drills on Thursday definitely helped out.
The 20 miler didn't seem quite as difficult as the 18.5 miler last weekend. Pacing was around 9:20 overall and I finished feeling pretty descent. Will be dropping back next weekend in preparation for my last 1/2 of the year on the 24th.
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It must have been an awesome experience just to be out there at IMMOO.
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