The clock is ticking and I am more and more aware of it. Looking at the calendar I realize that it's only 18 more days until the big day. More then 9 months behind me now and I am really excited for what the last month of training will bring.
Since last week was the first week after a month of hard training I opted to make it my last "real" recovery week. One of the factors also was that it was the week of my birthday so I wouldn't really be able to do a lot but thanks to the Croatian mentality we had a holiday on Thursday which I used for checking my form. I swam 2.3 km in an easy pace with lots of breaks. Then I rode my bike for 93 km. I topped it all of with a smooth 10 km run again at an easy pace since at the time I jumped on the bike it was already 33 degrees Celsius (91-92 for you who use the wrong system).
I realized that carrying food and water was my biggest problem since I had to stop at shops on the road when I ran out of them. This was causing some trouble but all in all I am quite happy with how it all went.
I'll do one more test a week before the race just to get everything ready and then start slowing things down in the final week.
I really can't believe that this will soon come to an end but then again, I am so excited to race with 2500 other athletes and see how well prepared I am.
I also have to mention the Sunday bike ride with my wife which was an awesome change of pace since I didn't care about speed, cadence, distance and all the other things I have to watch out for when I train. We did a 30 km ride across the town and I really liked it. There will be more for sure after my Ironman race.
Let's have a look at the numbers and enjoy the sun a little more.
| Distance | Time | Pace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | 4.8 km | 2:00:00 | 2:30 min / 100 m |
| Bike | 166.77 km | 7:40:55 h | 2:45 min / km |
| Run | 19.43 km | 1:53:25 h | 5:50 min / km |
In total it now adds up to this.
| Distance | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Swim | 150.70 km | 58:42:00 h |
| Bike | 3354.78 km | 144:24:32 h |
| Run | 672.21 km | 58:50:22 h |
Until next week. Stay awesome :)