Haven't posted in awhile, but boy, has a lot happened! Okay, since my last post I:
finished physio, feeling completely healthy, and a new appreciation for my body. I learned the importance of a proper warm up, and that it means nothing if the 1st km is your fastest, it only matters if the last km is your fastest.
began a proper marathon build. Rather than just randomly running a long distance; I now follow the 10% rule. Since it's currently tri season, it's difficult to get a long run in, but on off weeks, you can find me running along Veteran's Dr., and Hwy 27. I've built to a comfortable 18km, with the goal of Hamilton's Road2Hope being my first marathon.
I realized (although I already knew) that pool time does not equal open water time. In the pool I average 1:50, but unfortunately my two races have averaged 2:20.
I have only biked a total of 9 times. Weird because I love the idea of riding, I love my bike, and I love the bike leg in a race, but I can't get out and ride by myself. I need the motivation of others/adrenaline to pass people and show my superiority in the saddle (I know that sounds extremely vain, but I do fancy myself to be a fast cyclist, although realizing I can work harder when I continue to finish 2nd/3rd at the club Time Trials.
I am now a fast runner. I averaged 4:22 at the Muskoka sprint, and the last 2 weeks I have ran at a <4:20 pace at speed work. Hopefully soon I'll be sub 4:00.
My body feels great. The general fatigue from training and pushing myself, but other than that, there is nothing lingering, and nothing to write home about. My season of speed has been great thus far. I did the Guelph Lakes 1 Sprint and finished 8th in my Age Group, which was great because it was the best finish I had had at a Subaru tri, and then followed that up with a 4th Age Group finish at the Muskoka Sprint. I will try to provide more in depth analysis with my blog posts in the future, but all in all, it's been a great start to the season, and it's only going to get better!
my new favorite mantra: "I don't want easy, I just want possible"
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