Friday/Saturday

Ok this week was my longest ride and run for the ironman. I'm officially tapering from this point until race day. There are still 2 long rides and runs but the distance will continue to decrease right up until race day. So......

Friday I did a my bike north of Williamsburg in the rolling hills of Virginia. I felt great for most of the ride but I think I ate to much and felt somewhat bloated or full towards the end. I'll adjust that by next week. Anyway, I ended up riding 114 miles in 5:51:00. I'm happy with that especially since I'll be stronger once I taper and get to the race. Right after I finished the bike I did a quick change of shoes and took off for a run. I really didn't feel like running in that heat but I needed to get it done. I went 5.8 miles in 48:30. I would've like to seen a better time but considering I had no support for water or food I'm pretty happy with it. At the ironman I'll have water, gatorade, food, salt tablets, etc every mile on the run.

Saturday I did a short easy bike of 1:22 for 18 miles. Lisa and I then drove to her house to pick up her bike. We then started running and riding back towards my house. My house was 13 miles and it took 1:40 to cover that distance. We then did an out and back in sea shore state park which added another 10 miles to the run. Total distance ran today was 23.06 miles in a time of 3:01:48. That comes out to 7:53 per mile. I am ready for this race!!

Have a great weekend!