#chivirtualtri

Time for another #miletimetrial to assess progress. About a month ago I clocked a 6:16. Since then I've done #chivirtualtri plus two #5k races. Then I hit a fitness wall about a week or so ago. All my performance stats went to crap and my Garmin was giving me the dreaded "Unproductive" indicator every day. When I see that on the watch for one day, no big deal, but when I see it every day for a week, yeah something is out of whack. I finally decided to take the past weekend off and now I'm building back. But I'm clearly not all the way back. Thanks weird thing is, today's 6:30 was evenly paced the whole way, and I always felt like there was another gear there...but I just couldn't get to it. Then when I finished I was only modestly winded. I recovered quickly after it too, then worked some bleachers and cooled down, barely beating the big storm that rolled in. Anyway, a few years ago when I trained hard for the mile and got down to a 5:32, I collapsed on the turf when I finished with my lungs and legs on fire. Oh well, all I can do is #keepshowingup and #puttinginthework. I have to believe that breakthrough will come at some point. #runblr #fitblr #fallrunning #trackworkout #timetrial #masterstrackathlete #xctraining #mastersxcrunner (at Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFvehMOHgrR/?igshid=1d5n6087wcx5l

Not a bad night's work. @chicago.tri #chivirtualtri is hopefully practice for next year when I can do a real live triathlon again. #supersprinttriathlon was a good choice tonight. Felt good to go fast and throw caution to the wind, knowing it wouldn't last long. Now let's see if the AG lead holds up. I'm guessing it won't but it's fun to see myself in the top spot for a minute. #runblr #fitblr #mastersrunner #masterstriathlete #masterstrackathlete #summertraining #swimblr #bikeblr #crosstraining #keepshowingup (at Mantua, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEfxYH-nF5-/?igshid=z97walzdlaom

My #finishersmedal for @lifetime.life @chicago.tri #chivirtualtri came in today's mail. Who knew today was #medalmonday? I did the #supersprint about two weeks ago (400 swim, 10k bike, 1.5 mile run) and won my age group, something that was definitely a surprise and which will go down as a highlight in this otherwise very strange year of racing (more like non-racing). Because it was so short I really focused on airing the segments out and got in under 47 minutes. I really did this just as practice for hopefully doing some live sprints next year. So I guess it was a good dry run! #runblr #bikeblr #swimblr #mastersrunner #triathleteinthemaking (at Mantua, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFH5oGMnMwg/?igshid=1e5rdga9o4thr

Wow that was a tough #fartlek run tonight. I had lousy sleep last night and it was hot and humid (88°, 97° heat index). I had to do 10 x 2:00 as part of my @mcmillanrunning speed plan and I definitely didn't feel great energy. But I plowed ahead and got it done. Some days are like that; you just have to #embracethestruggle. #runblr #summerrunning #chivirtualtri #xctraining #summertraining #betterdaysahead #keepshowingup (at Mantua, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEaXzZuHUKD/?igshid=bpoc9391jv5i

Nice night for a #brickworkout which also helped clear my head after the workday. I took the @trekbikes hybrid on some trails then quickly dismounted for a mile loop near home. I’m always surprised in these runs off the bike. I feel like I’m going so slow when I’m actually moving at a good clip. It was all quick prep for the @chicago.tri #chivirtualtri that I am going to attempt later this week. #runblr #fitblr #bikeblr #crosstraining #summertraining #realtriathlonnextyear #keepshowingup (at Mantua, Virginia)
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