Last time I'll be posting as a non-Ironman (I hope so)
It's been a hard week since I was quite swamped on my job so I didn't have much time to train but I managed to squeeze in a few training sessions and I am quite pleased with most of them.
I did two short open water swim sessions and both of them felt great! No strange feelings in my stomach, no (small) panic attacks, nothing. I just focused on my swimming and covered some good distance in a very good pace. The only thing that wasn't going as planed was a rash on my neck caused by the wetsuit. It was pretty unpleasant but nothing that a waterproof plaster won't solve :)
My bike training was just a single ride up the Učka mountain which is 1400 above sea level. I covered the distance in 93 minutes which is more then 8 minutes faster then last time so I don't think much can go wrong since the longest uphill in Nice will be "just" 850 meters or so :D
My second run was a little shorter then I wanted it to be since my hip was hurting again just like 2-3 months ago but I hope that it will heal till the race. I keep my fingers crossed that it will that the pain won't return on the race or at least show up when I am close to the finish line :)
Let's have a quick look at the numbers and get ready for the ride to France tomorrow.
| Distance | Time | Pace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | 2.6 km | 0:51:00 | 1:55 min / 100 m |
| Bike | 44.60 km | 2:13:00 h | 2:59 min / km |
| Run | 20.01 km | 1.55:58 h | 5:47 min / km |
One quick look at the total numbers:
| Distance | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Swim | 157.80 km | 61:23:00 h |
| Bike | 3510.92 km | 152:03:58 h |
| Run | 725.01 km | 63:32:10 h |
Pretty good, I dare to say :)
Until next week, don't forget to be awesome :)