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threadwalker) wrote2009-09-08 03:40 pm
threadwalker) wrote2009-09-08 03:40 pm
Oh Right.. Race on Saturday
Saturday is the Olympic Tri at Pacific Grove.
I have no idea what to expect from myself.
1. I haven't been in the water since this time last year at this race.
2. I haven't been on my bike since July 11, Deathride.
3. I'm running a lot; running was halted due to knee injury in February and I took it up again slowly in July. But I'm faster than I was a year ago - trying to train smart.
4. I'm still mentally tough.
5. I'm 5-10 lb heavier than I was a year ago.
I've decided this isn't the ultimate goal of my life, it's a milestone, so I don't need to stress about this. I'll "bring it" like I normally do, I just don't know what I've got in my bag of tricks. That said, I'm setting some goals for the race because without goals I have no motivation.
1. Overall, I'd like to finish in the middle of my age-group pack.
2. Given my lack of swim training, I'd like to finish in 52 minutes. (Yes, I'm a slow swimmer and did it in 45 minutes last year.)
3. Bike: 90 minutes
4. I want to beat my run time from last year. I did it in almost exactly an hour. I'm shooting to shave a few minutes off that. I'm aiming for a 9 minute mile (x6.2 = 56 ish)
I have no idea what to expect from myself.
1. I haven't been in the water since this time last year at this race.
2. I haven't been on my bike since July 11, Deathride.
3. I'm running a lot; running was halted due to knee injury in February and I took it up again slowly in July. But I'm faster than I was a year ago - trying to train smart.
4. I'm still mentally tough.
5. I'm 5-10 lb heavier than I was a year ago.
I've decided this isn't the ultimate goal of my life, it's a milestone, so I don't need to stress about this. I'll "bring it" like I normally do, I just don't know what I've got in my bag of tricks. That said, I'm setting some goals for the race because without goals I have no motivation.
1. Overall, I'd like to finish in the middle of my age-group pack.
2. Given my lack of swim training, I'd like to finish in 52 minutes. (Yes, I'm a slow swimmer and did it in 45 minutes last year.)
3. Bike: 90 minutes
4. I want to beat my run time from last year. I did it in almost exactly an hour. I'm shooting to shave a few minutes off that. I'm aiming for a 9 minute mile (x6.2 = 56 ish)
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It's pretty cool to be able to look at something like this and the question isn't about whether you can do it, just how fast. Send that message to yourself two years ago!