The photo is at the “turn around” point for the Kiawah island triathlon coming up in a couple of weeks.
Now training for the Olympic distance triathlon at Kiawah Island. Went to the beach this past weekend and met several people who have done the Kiawah tri in the past. Interesting thing…they have been practicing: running in and out of the ocean – had not thought about that. I’m definitely going to wear a wetsuit for Kiawah. They are allowed in spite of the water temperature rule and I will take all the help I can get. (I’m wondering what it feels like to apply PAM cooking spray to your body before you get in the wetsuit so it comes off easier in the transition…does it repel sharks?) Spent Sunday morning riding the bike course on Kiawah – yeah, just a little longer than a sprint distance!!!. Would love to have done the run course, but my leg is still jacked up from last weekend’s Lake Norman Tri.
My whole focus in the next three weeks preparing for Kiawah is endurance – not speed. Swimming at least a mile every workout without stopping, biking more than 30 miles and will hope to start running soon. Then I think the key will be combining biking and running…my God, that’s like next week! How will that happen with my travel schedule…who knows?
Oh well, the focus is on just finishing my first Olympic/International distance triathlon. As someone said, “We aren’t competing, we’re completing” and I couldn’t agree more!
Did a 32 mile bike and a 10K run Labor Day. Actually a run/walk – I’m scared to death to aggravate this nagging calf thing – I did it, so I know it can be done! Do you find yourself ever thinking back on running pain-free, before the injury? Yeah, can’t wait to get back there again and get the miles up. But for now, with the triathlon looming, I’m getting more nervous than I anticipated and now is when the endurance needs to peak before the race week taper. The plan is to do another brick this coming Saturday and keep up the 2,000 meter swims, and oh, yeah, reserve a wet suit!
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