Quassy- Final Week!!
I'm a bit off (in my training, among other things 
) so I'm doing the sat. Ride today. Did the thurs. run yest with the wifey so I shortened just a bit . Just shy of Z2 so not bad.
I'm off from work this week so I'll be tapering extra hard. May go to the Bronx zoo wed. Or thurs. and have a massage planned as well. Our pro triathlete home stay arrives fri. Night so that's always fun, this is her 4th year staying with us for Quassy but likely the last as they no longer have a pro prize purse.
Weather forecast is looking good so far. I have in the request to Mother Nature to lock in the 75 and partly sunny that they are currently showing....
) so I'm doing the sat. Ride today. Did the thurs. run yest with the wifey so I shortened just a bit . Just shy of Z2 so not bad. I'm off from work this week so I'll be tapering extra hard. May go to the Bronx zoo wed. Or thurs. and have a massage planned as well. Our pro triathlete home stay arrives fri. Night so that's always fun, this is her 4th year staying with us for Quassy but likely the last as they no longer have a pro prize purse.
Weather forecast is looking good so far. I have in the request to Mother Nature to lock in the 75 and partly sunny that they are currently showing....
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Almost there folks! Stay focused, not just on your training, but your nutrition leading up to this weekend.
@Kim, thanks for that request - greatly appreciated. I hope you threw in an extra little caveat about water temp
. I'm a big chicken when it comes to cold water.
Pool closed for the holiday and no OWS anywhere I can get to today so I'll be doing Tuesday's WKO today and swimming tomorrow.
Give thanks to those who served and enjoy a safe and happy Memorial Day everyone!
This is it peeps, hope you all seen or heard the webinar.For the first timer's it was a good intro and for the repeater's such as myself I feel this was a good re aquantience to ride smarter and setting up the killer run better. Be smart this week and stay healthy this week. See you all in Middlebury!
Getting in my final workouts this week. Did hill run repeats less than 1 min each for a total of 12. Just at the end of 1 min legs were starting to feel but turned to descend and recover and hopefully not alot of residual fatigue ! Time to get my wetsuit on for my 2 nd OWS only this year.
Did an abridged version of the Sat. ride today. 23 miles in about 1:34. 37' @ .83IF. Overall .77IF. Felt great but I stuck to the plan and held back. SIFS- Savin' it for Sunday!
Kim, what's the water temp now? Am I going to need to rent a dry suit? lol
CT fishing report says water temp is up to 79 degrees! Not sure how accurate it is though.
Now starting to focus on the checklist of things to get done this week before loading up the car for the wagon train to Middlebury on Friday!
Feeling relieved after getting in my first OWS with some of my local tri peeps last night. As always, it took me a little while to get comfortable, but once I did IT FELT GREAT! We did 1.4 miles in all. I'm so glad to have that out of the way - now I feel much better about swimming Sunday. I do plan to get in Saturday for a bit as well as a warm up Sunday AM. I should have plenty of time since I'm the last wave
Did a "birthday brick" today. 19.2 miles in about 1:15 with about 30' @ .84 IF and the rest @.77IF. Then ran 3 miles in about 33'. Massage and dinner later today. Rough life huh?
Sounds like a great way to spend a birthday. Happy birthday Kim!
I've heard 8fifty Wood Fired Pizza was good. It's a pizza and pasta joint.
Juniper's looked good too - a bit more than pasta and chicken but they have a good menu to choose from. I was considering that for the team lunch but pricey for lunch.
Town Tavern also has good reviews.
I have not been to any of these places, but my inlaws said the pizza place is good.
Had a good bike/run yesterday. 70 minute bike was 80 minutes (because I can't pay attention). I had every intention of running immediately off the bike. As I pulled into the driveway to swap bike shoes for running shoes, my babysitter was just backing out with the kids loaded in the car to pick up the oldest. With my head down paying attention to my shoes and my eyes basically blinded from going to the sunlight to the dark garage, I couldn't see she had stopped at the end of the driveway to let the kids out of the car. Once they saw that I had arrived home, they figured they didn't have to go for a ride in the car. By the time I realized they were all running back towards the house, it was too late. So, I had to wait til she got back with the oldest so I could run so because of the delay I pushed a little harder than the plan called for and actually my legs felt strong. 10 min z4+, 10 min z2+.
Heading out for pool swim shortly and then to rest the legs and the mind for Sunday!
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Advice sought -
Last year I spent the night at my step-sister's. Advantage - she lives 3 miles from Quassy. Disadvantage - I slept on an air-mattress on the floor in a cramped space and her daughter stayed up late playing loud music. This has lead me to think about staying home and sleeping in my own bed. However, I live about 40 miles from the venue (53 minute trip according to Googlemaps). I can't decide which is better - being close to the venue, or sleeping in my own bed. Any thoughts? Thanks.
No-brainer to me!
@ Leslie - my vote is definitely your own bed. You can use the drive time to rehearse your race in your mind and get psyched up.
So, I was walking out the door for today's swim and figured I should double check the sets so I do the right "last swim" WKO. I usually write them down and keep at the end of the pool. Come to find out today was the final run with strides. Off to change, again, and I hit the pavement in my EN tri top. I decided if I didn't wear the slightly-too-small top I had, I wouldn't be able to sport the team colors b/c new order not available in time for this weekend. SO, I proudly ran in my EN top. My neighbor said she liked it. And, after a quick run through the wash, it'll be ready for Sunday! Since I don't have any other EN gear, I'll be incognito til Sunday AM.
Run done with a handful of strides. I'm actually beginning to like them. 45 min run time, 5.04 miles. Next run - QUASSY!
Thanks all for your prompt and unanimous replies! I will definitely sleep in my own bed.
I look forward to seeing you all at Saturday's lunch or bright and early Sunday morning.
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