All you can do is tri

Staying off the bike until Friday.  Ran yesterday for 40 mins.  Swam today for 45 mins with a co-worker, whom I’m coaching for the swim portion.  We’ve signed up for a tri together in July.  She’s got a ways to go, but she’s getting there.  Tomorrow, probably run or just pack.  Thursday, drive, maybe do one of the disciplines.  Friday, pick up race packet, short swim, bike, & run.  45 mins max.  Saturday, the big day! 

I was telling one of the guys at Triumph Multisport how I feel like a deer in headlights about the upcoming race.  Reason being, I was unsure about what to do about nutrition and the fact that I was just plain freaking out about the whole thing.  He helped me out with the nutrition portion by helping me breakdown how many calories I’ll be burning an hour and how much I’ll be able to take in each hour.  Then he helped me find something that will be good to my stomach and keep my energy stores up.  I was telling him about my last long ride and how I was good to go for the first 30 miles and then exhausted for the last half of the ride.  That I had taken in 3 Accelerade’s and 4.5 water bottles.  He told me that was why I was exhausted.  I probably burned 2000 calories and only took in 300.  Oops!  

It helped to have that figured out, but I’ve still been feeling ambiguous about the race.  Like I don’t want to deal with it yet.  I’m off work starting tomorrow, so I’ll have to deal with it and get my packing done, but I think it’ll be easier to focus once work is out of the way.  Tonight I’m feeling less ambiguous about it, but that’s because I’m so tired.  Third night on.  Then I can sleep.    Zzzzzz…..

Hopefully all will go well this weekend.  I think I’m pretty well prepped for the swim and bike.  The run will end up being a run/walk since I’m not prepped for it.  My longest run has been 4 miles.  I would probably be in good shape if I hadn’t fractured my foot in January, but se la vie.  I’m definitely gonna try to have my run in check for The Grand Columbian in Sept. 

Send good thoughts my way on Saturday!

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