{"id":3936,"date":"2013-08-17T20:23:53","date_gmt":"2013-08-18T03:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigmal.net\/?p=3936"},"modified":"2013-08-17T20:23:53","modified_gmt":"2013-08-18T03:23:53","slug":"tri-training-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigmal.net\/?p=3936","title":{"rendered":"Tri Training Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This morning was a big step in my triathlon training.  For the first time this morning I did all 3 of my legs in the same period.  Unlike last week where I was practicing transition, today was about making sure that I could do all three legs.  Even though they were out of order (Ride, Run, Swim when it should be Swim, Ride Run) damn it was not easy!<\/p>\n<p>My ride was down on the Burke Gilman Trail again, because it&#8217;s flat and because it gives me something different to look at rather than the local streets.  But that wasn&#8217;t a smart idea this morning because when I first got moving, a big string of cyclists almost pushed me off the path.  Figured it was just a bunch of idiots out for their morning ride.  Then another string passed me, and another, it was like a continuous procession of cyclists.  I am usually out for these rides around 6ish so that it is quiet and I still have plenty of time in the morning to do things.  Well it turns out I ran into the waves of riders heading on the RSVP Seattle to Vancouver ride.  Ahhhh crap!  All morning on my first leg all I heard was &#8220;rider ahead&#8221;, then when I turned around all I heard was &#8220;Passing on your left&#8221; every few seconds.  When I had about 5ks left to go, all I heard after that was &#8220;Passing on your left&#8221; then seconds later &#8220;your back tyre is flat&#8221;.  It was great for them to all be so nice, but it got old, REALLY fast.  I was going to get the bike serviced after the Tri, but if I had a flat tyre, might as well get it done now and get the tyre fixed at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width='465' height='548' frameborder='0' src='http:\/\/connect.garmin.com:80\/activity\/embed\/360350964'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As soon as I got back to the truck, I tried to transition as quick as possible, and managed about 3-4 minutes before I was back on the trail, this time going the opposite direction to the way I had just ridden.  I had found that trail continues under a tunnel and then splits in two.  Hoping that I could get a bit of quiet without the bikes running me over.  It was a good quick run and I felt like I was back on pace.  I was under 6min kms which is my usual timing so I was certainly happy with that.  Knocking out a 2.5km run in less than 15 minutes.  Gotta be happy with that.  It was also the second run in the tri suit, which I REALLY need to get used to, so tomorrow I am going to do just that, a 5k run in the morning in the Tri Suit to try and get used to it (running Punishment Hill for the first time in months!).<\/p>\n<p><iframe width='465' height='548' frameborder='0' src='http:\/\/connect.garmin.com:80\/activity\/embed\/360350916'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>By the time I got back to the apartment though, I was drained &#038; I still had laps to do.  Considering I only need to do around 350-400m of swimming that equates to roughly 30 laps of the complex pool.  I usually swim about 40 (got that down to about 18 mins) so decided that since I was distance training today, I will stick to 30 laps.  Kind of glad I did because when I got out of the pool, I was just shattered.  My calves were burning and it felt like I was going round for round with a bear or something.  I was looking forward to a shower!<\/p>\n<p>I think my training is improving and I know I can do this tri, but part of me thinks that I am an utter moron for doing this along with the fact that I kind of wish I had not entered the tri now.  But that would be copping out now wouldn&#8217;t it.  I am not a quitter and I have invested way to much time (been swimming for almost 3 months now) and money ($100 just in entry fee) to give up now.  So I keep pushing, I keep trying and who knows how it is going to go on the day&#8230; as long as I get it done!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning was a big step in my triathlon training. For the first time this morning I did all 3 of my legs in the same period. Unlike last week where I was practicing transition, today was about making sure that I could do all three legs. 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