Today was a simple day.
One mile warm up, 4 x 400's at a 6:05 min/mi pace, mile cool down and a half mile walk to the car. That's it. Can't even remember the last time I had a workout this short, simple, and easy. "Easy" because there wasn't a need to push hard, no 800's to dread, 4 sprints instead of the usual 10, and it went by quickly. There's only one workout left before race day and that feels amazing.
I find myself already thinking about how I'm going to need to recover quickly from this marathon in order to focus on the next two races....always thinking/planning ahead.
April 9 is a 10 mile hilly race
May 22 a very short/beginner type of triathlon.
So, a week to recover (and have my bike tuned up), then more of a focus will be spent on swimming (which I absolutely despise- and that's putting it nicely), and biking (which I can tolerate). In college I did mountain biking for a few years and absolutely loved it, but a mountain bike doesn't get you very far when you're road racing! So why bother? Because I just can't be satisfied until I try something new, something that stretches my abilities, something that challenges my body.
Today's statistics??
Slowly beginning to carbo load (carefully) and increase water intake
Day 13 of NO peanut M&M's (I think this is a true miracle)
Day 3 -- NO Coca-Cola!!!!!!! (longest stretch since lord knows when)
Whatever happens will happen, whatever may be may be........
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