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Way to go. What is the distance that you are doing for your first tri. Make sure you practice transition and do some runs after a bike ride and do a swim than a bike. It will all help.
Monday doing bike ride on the trainer
Tue if no rain going for my first run since the race
Wed was hoping for the pool but it is closed due to cracks that need to be fixed so will do strength training
Thursday if no rain a run
Friday strength training
Saturday clean my place and shopping
Sunday light run
So, the Half went about as I expected..the course, according to my Strava, was longer than 13.1..so my time was off..I was really hoping for a Sub 2...but....however, I did place 3rd in my age group..
Time to switch gears and start preparing for my first Tri in May...
Monday..have a deep thigh bruise (at least thats what I think..) so I rested Sunday and plan to Monday as well
Tuesday-cycling...we rode a grand total of 3 miles...fog was so bad we thought the better of it and turned around..was disappointing but the smart and safe thing to do. Will try again Thursday
Wednesday-Swim 1 mile...felt great but was uber slow today..dont know why...50 min..
Thursday-First real ride..we didnt go very fast and stopped multiple times..still good for a first ride..17:39 miles..1:08
Friday-Swim 1 mile..49:40...still not very quick..ughh
Saturday-off..100% rain..
Sunday-Run 6 miles
Height=5"4' Age=49 RNY=04/17/2015
HW=285, CW=205, LW=197, GW=195
My exercise motto-Further or faster!!!
I typically dont eat anything before the race. I eat my Carmalitos during with a Salt Tab if its hot...I do drink lots of water and carb load a few days before.
Height=5"4' Age=49 RNY=04/17/2015
HW=285, CW=205, LW=197, GW=195
My exercise motto-Further or faster!!!
it is a lesson on how important fueling is leading up to a race and fueling the morning of the race. 2 bananas 2 and half hour before the race and that is it will not carry you through a 30k race
So, I've been MIA for a while. Super busy getting ready for Nationals for my dogs, still a month away but I've seem to hit my stride for training with them. Shoulder is almost 100%, still doing lighter workouts and have managed to lose a pound! WOOT!!
Monday- Walked over 6 miles, drank 116oz of water, strength training for 30 minutes plus worked the dogs
Tuesday- Walked over 6 miles, drank 127oz of water plus worked the dogs
Wednesday- Walked over 5.5 miles, drank 116oz of water, strength training for 30 minutes plus worked the dogs
Thursday- Walked over 5 miles, drank 96oz of water, plus worked the dogs
Friday- Walked over 6 miles, drank 120oz of water plus worked the dogs
Saturday- Walked over 5 miles, drank 112oz of water, plus worked the dogs
Sunday- Walked 4 plus miles, drank 84 oz (kinda low for me), only worked 1 dog today, no bike ride due to back stain... 
Lots of time spent working and running dogs in agility, tracking plus other stuff.
HW: 398.8 SW:356 GW: 175 CW:147
Wow..thats scary..
Height=5"4' Age=49 RNY=04/17/2015
HW=285, CW=205, LW=197, GW=195
My exercise motto-Further or faster!!!
I do endurance racing up to Ironman. For the marathon portion I use E-fuel gels at a rate of 1 an hour. The trick is to find a gel that you can consume at a rate that does not allow you to become depleted while not causing GI issues. The only way to do that is practice on your long runs and use a timer if necessary to drink at least every 15 minutes and eat every hour.
Good Luck
we woke up to snow on the ground. Not sure of the temp. but that was not the reason i could not feel my legs. they were done. at one point i tried to run and i put my foot down and my leg started to go out from under me.
How cold was it?
Height=5"4' Age=49 RNY=04/17/2015
HW=285, CW=205, LW=197, GW=195
My exercise motto-Further or faster!!!
