On Saturday I had my last big training brick. 2 miles in Lake Washington (with my friend Dave and Jeff.....thanks you two for dealing w/ the cold and going along for the ride), 20 mile bike and realizing 2/3 of the way into it my brake pad was rubbing against my front tire. I couldn't figure out why I was more exhausted than normal on the bike. Actually, was great to have 2x the workout as bike is not my strength. And then I did a 2 mile run just to get used to that weird sensation in the legs going from bike to run. My feet were honestly frozen through the swim and bike, but started warming up w/ the run.
The swim felt really good and that's the big of the three that I'm obviously thet most concerned about.
Now it's just tapering down from now until race day. Whoohoooo!!!!
When I first heard about the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, I thought the swim portion was absolutely insane and anyone who swam it was nuts. It's funny how things can change. One of my biggest fears in life is now one of my most incredible joys. This race (especially the swim) is truly the funnest, yet most challenging triathlon's, I've ever competed in. Below is my journal on the incredible experience. This year's race is on Sunday, June 10th, 2012.
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