Okay so here we go. This will be the meat and potatoes of my training. Most of the workouts to date are considered base training. 12 hour per week is a pretty standard base. Now my workouts will progressively get longer for the next 6 weeks. Almost every week will be a long ride of 5-6 hours. Almost all long runs will be over 12 miles.
Yesterday I rode the hilly portion of the IM course twice. Very cold 30 degrees at the start. Not sure what the windchill was at 19mph....burrrr. The persistent wind was annoying. Was able to do 80 miles, then fatigue, lack of calories and fluids set in. I will have to do a better job on my nutrition and hydration on my 100 mile rides. I have done four days in a row of workouts, so I will take today off and watch my kids run track. Wednesday is my day to swim and the only time to squeeze it in is at 0500...
Starting on Friday I will start my open water swims. Locally first and then start incorporating swims on lake coeur d alene.
Saturday I will be mixing things up. I am on a triathlon team for a ski, ride and run mountain race. I will be riding the bike down a muddy course.
Have a great weekend.
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