Yesterday I had a great race -- probably the best triathlon I've ever done. I did the Hudson Crossing sprint triathlon in Schuylerville. Not only did I feel AMAZING the whole time, but I PR'ed on the course and shaved 5 minutes off of last year's time. My 5K time was a little over 22 minutes -- which isn't too far from my old standalone 5K PR...and this was AFTER swimming and biking.
I am feeling very confident with my fitness level. I am realizing that I need to stop worrying about pushing so hard and just stick to the mileage I need to do to be prepared. I am eliminating "junk volume" from my plan in favor of more recovery time. If you remember correctly, I took some rest time last week -- and it paid off for my race.
I have two more weeks of hard training, and then my tune-up race (Ironman Syracuse 70.3, a half-Iron distance)...and then the long-awaited taper. It can't come soon enough.
But I feel ready. I know Ironman will be hard regardless of how much training I do. I need to begin enjoying the process and feeling confident about the work I've put in all year so far.
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