Goals for last week:
1) Race strong. Have my first stand alone Olympic in 4 years (the only Oly I have done recently are part of the triple t): I finished the race! At the finish, I had mixed emotions: I had a huge OLY PR (over 20 minutes from the 1st Oly of the Triple T, and close to 40 min since the last time I did a standalone Oly) but I was 3 minutes slower than I wanted to be. Looking at the results, it looked like it wasn't an easy day for anyone out there (except maybe the male winner who went sub-2). I can say for the first time in a long while, I FOP in my AG. Near the back of the FOP but still FOP.
The swim was rough and I would consider myself a decent swimmer. Our small lake actually had white caps on it and the water was at its deepest about 3 ft deep. There were sections (long sections) where the water was too shallow to swim. I tried keep moving with a mix of dolphin dives and swimming but I woudl say 89% of the field just walked. I came out of the water about 5 min slower than I wanted to be. But looking at the results I was 6th in my AG so everyone had a tough day.
The bike was in a wind tunnel. At least it felt that way. A weather review after the race said constant winds of 20-30+ mph with gusts of 43 mph. A large percentage of the course had crosswinds which blew me and my tiny bike all over the road. I spend most of the time in the base bars trying to 1) keep the bike upright and then 2) move forward. I felt like I was crawling. But I was passing folks and didn't get passed by too many women in my AG. A good sign for me. When I finally hit the section with the tailwind, I was flying. Bad thing was there were several intersections on this part of the course that were unmanned so I had to pay attention after almost getting hit by an SUV. I did have some small mental breakdowns out there. I really need to work on my confidence on the bike.
The run was on a trail so I enjoyed it. I did my best to catch ppl in my AG and not be passed by anyone in my AG. I think I was passed by 1 or 2 AG folks which is huge for me. Usually the whole field passes me on the run. I think I could have pushed a bit harder but that would have meant leaving my comfort zone, something I don't like to do.
I can see I am getting stronger and am happy about how far I have come but I still have some growing to do. I think once I get my mental game in order, I will be able to use the physical strenght I have gained to the best of my ability.
2) Get serious about eating. -- FAIL.
Goals for this week:
1) Not one negative thought on this weekend's long ride. I AM a strong cyclist!
2) Foam roll/stretch 3X
3) Getting eating back in balance.
1) Race strong. Have my first stand alone Olympic in 4 years (the only Oly I have done recently are part of the triple t): I finished the race! At the finish, I had mixed emotions: I had a huge OLY PR (over 20 minutes from the 1st Oly of the Triple T, and close to 40 min since the last time I did a standalone Oly) but I was 3 minutes slower than I wanted to be. Looking at the results, it looked like it wasn't an easy day for anyone out there (except maybe the male winner who went sub-2). I can say for the first time in a long while, I FOP in my AG. Near the back of the FOP but still FOP.
The swim was rough and I would consider myself a decent swimmer. Our small lake actually had white caps on it and the water was at its deepest about 3 ft deep. There were sections (long sections) where the water was too shallow to swim. I tried keep moving with a mix of dolphin dives and swimming but I woudl say 89% of the field just walked. I came out of the water about 5 min slower than I wanted to be. But looking at the results I was 6th in my AG so everyone had a tough day.
The bike was in a wind tunnel. At least it felt that way. A weather review after the race said constant winds of 20-30+ mph with gusts of 43 mph. A large percentage of the course had crosswinds which blew me and my tiny bike all over the road. I spend most of the time in the base bars trying to 1) keep the bike upright and then 2) move forward. I felt like I was crawling. But I was passing folks and didn't get passed by too many women in my AG. A good sign for me. When I finally hit the section with the tailwind, I was flying. Bad thing was there were several intersections on this part of the course that were unmanned so I had to pay attention after almost getting hit by an SUV. I did have some small mental breakdowns out there. I really need to work on my confidence on the bike.
The run was on a trail so I enjoyed it. I did my best to catch ppl in my AG and not be passed by anyone in my AG. I think I was passed by 1 or 2 AG folks which is huge for me. Usually the whole field passes me on the run. I think I could have pushed a bit harder but that would have meant leaving my comfort zone, something I don't like to do.
I can see I am getting stronger and am happy about how far I have come but I still have some growing to do. I think once I get my mental game in order, I will be able to use the physical strenght I have gained to the best of my ability.
2) Get serious about eating. -- FAIL.
Goals for this week:
1) Not one negative thought on this weekend's long ride. I AM a strong cyclist!
2) Foam roll/stretch 3X
3) Getting eating back in balance.
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