BIKE COMMUTE 9.4 miles
When I struggle to make a decision I like to list the pros and cons of my choices. I'm in stupid doubt about this Sunday's Sunset Hills triathlon. Why? Cuz I'm stupid. lol
Pros:
1. I said I wanted to do it, said I'd do it, want to do it.
2. It will break the seal, and once I get over this novice fear more races won't be so intimidating
3. It's a full moon at 6:56am, race starts at 7am. Yeah, really, I count this as a Pro.
Cons:
1. I'm going to be disappointed with my time and feeling of inexperience
2. I could over-race and injure the hip
3. I'm going to feel dumb and slow
Solutions for the cons:
1. It's Bee 2.0 time, and this is a chance to set a low benchmark to blow away in the next race
2. Follow JH's plan of easy swim and bike, then be fresh and ready to run
3. Not the first time for this, won't be the last, whether or not you do this race
The Pros obviously win. And I have more I could add.
4. My friends IT and BE will be there
5. I love triathlons, it's been 4 years, let's get to it!
6. All that swimming past few weeks gotta be put to use
Speaking of swimming, today was Guppy Challenge Week 1 Workout 4. I think I've done this one before? If I did, this time at least was no PullShit.
4x50 easy, 4x100 1arm drill with paddles, 4x50 pull
2x [200S 50K, 150S 50K, 100S 50K]
200 easy, I did pull
Happy to say I got up early as planned and that my YMCA was re-opened after cleaning and maintenance. Usually I'd bike to the Y later in the morning, using that as my "long commute" excuse. But I discovered last week, in having to drive to Carondelet, that this 5:15 am leave to drive to pool schedule works better. I'm home before 730, walk dog, out the door and on time to bike to work.
The swim was great, like I said no PullShit. I focused on wide entry, rolling to each side. Didn't feel as good as it could. I paused when I needed to to reset my form.
Later in the day, my back was tired and tight. Not sure what that means. I used the right muscles? The wrong muscles?
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