Training Log Archive: ginger

Quantico sprint triathlon

So, learning points from this tri- pre-race insomnia keeps getting the better of me, I spent all but 3 hours of the night laying awake and stressing about not being able to sleep. Left with plenty of time (or so I thought) to get to the race and set up, but unforeseen traffic once I was on base left me with only about 5 minutes in the transition area to set up. So, no swim warm-up and again so stressed that I couldn't eat breakfast. Certainly not ideal for a sprint, but thankful the race wasn't longer, since I would have been suffering for sure. The course and weather were fantastic, so no issues there, except it would have been nice to know that the run was on gravel roads- pleasant surprise, but I would have chosen different shoes. Overall, just not as fast as I was envisioning, and no one to blame but myself- undertrained and under-rested doesn't generally add up to a blazingly fast race. 8 weeks until my next tri, though, so time to regroup and get back to training!

And now I found an Olympic distance tri in western VA in a couple months. Water will be cold, but I'm excited! Haven't done anything but sprint tris in ages!

Easy lap swim. Right shoulder is still twingy. Not quite painful (unless I move it a certain way- pouring motions are especially problematic), but certainly enough to be annoying while swimming.

Bought a used tri bike off Amanda, probably won't use it this weekend, because it's in need of a tune-up, but excited to use it for some training rides! Goal is to do at least a handful of sprint and Olympic distance tris next year.

Gym trail with Carrie. Cooler and a nice breeze today, which made this downright pleasant.