#masterstriathlete

Now for a little recovery time and then I’ll start training for masters cross country - USATF Master Nationals is Portland, OR in December.

Oh that was a tough one. It was dress rehearsal day for next month’s tri. I simulated race day as much as I could - trisuit, TT bike, Asics Noosa Tri running shoes and I made my carport the transition zone. Ride went fine even though I could feel fatigue in my legs after yesterday’s track session and a weight workout. But I still hit pretty good speeds for a hot day and hilly course. I had about 2-3 minute transition and then it was back out. Right away I noticed my legs felt like stilts. It was a suffer fest for sure but I got the planned 2 miles done. So basically I did next month’s bike race distance but not quite the run distance (5K). I’m really going to have to work on that because today was so hard. Hopefully coming into race day fully tapered will make all the difference.

Bottom line I think I’ll be fine in this swim, and then I can go to work on the bike. Running, which really should be my forte, has been a struggle for me but I see signs of turning the corner to something more like my old form. Looking forward to see how it all goes.

Today’s workout was powered by #supercoffee enhanced #nacraftbeer from @athleticbrewing. Pretty good stuff. Then it was time to get outside for 10-10-5-5 minute #tempointervals in some dismal weather conditions. Luckily I dressed well for the weather and was comfortable for the whole distance. 3 weeks until @cucb #cherryblossomtenmiler. I still have some work to do but the progress is there. #mastersrunner #masterstriathlete #masterstrackathlete #mastersxcrunner #mastersroadrunner #runva #tracktraining #xctraining #neverstopstriving #justkeepgoing #zensah #zensahambassador #teamzensah #withoutlimitz #sauconyendorphinspeed (at Mantua, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CptOSBGO_Uo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Great day to be outside with #springrunning conditions. I made another step up in distance today, going for 4 miles. That’s the longest I’ve run in almost 10 months! I kept it all easy today and just let my body find the run. That may be why my last mile was my fastest and that was a mostly uphill mile, too. My @zensah compression socks and my favorite trainers, the @altrarunning Torin, made sure it was a nice smooth ride as well. Afterwards I strength trained and I now feel like I got it all In today for sure. #mastersrunner #masterstriathlete #masterstrackathlete #mastersxcrunner #mastersroadrunner #runva #tracktraining #xctraining #neverstopstriving #justkeepgoing #altratorin #zensah #zensahambassador #teamzensah #withoutlimitz (at Mantua, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CanRDLJp_e5/?utm_medium=tumblr

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

One more easy week lies ahead and then I will start winding it up for masters cross country racing this fall.

My workout partner tonight figured out quickly what the treadmill was for. I was supposed to swim tonight but storms changed that plan. So I did a short recovery jog on the treadmill, then hit the weights under Finn’s watchful eye. The 300 swim time trial will have to wait.