Week 17 and taper

gcharbeneau

On week 17 with one more RR to go............can I get a whoo hoo! How goes it for everyone? Greg, Todd, Clinton, Josh and Tony, did you all do the 150 min run this AM (WU: 60' MS: 60' mid z1 - z2; 30' z2)? I was excited to see that we did not have the front end loaded with z4-5 intervals only to find out that this workout was more challenging than I thought it was going to be. Couldn't quite get the z2 pace at the end of the 30' run, off slightly. Got 20 miles in 2:28; how about you guys? H0w is everyone else out there doing. Cheers, Greg

jwpicciotto

3:30 am - Last long run is in the bank. 2.5 hours, 16 ish miles feeling good. Wild life count: 4 deer, 2 cyclists, 1 skunk. Ready to go to the airport later today and head home. Ready for RR#2.

John Stark

@John - 3:30 AM!?  Now THAT is what I am talking about!  No excuses and gettin' r dun!  

 

Looking forward to breaking bread with you and Penny, again.  

chuckg

john, I was right behind you at 0500 start and 20 degrees here. Was able to get 15m in and 2hr30min. It was WAY too dark to count wild like, dead or alive. I can however give you the count from my ride last weekend: 3 deer (dead), 3 deer (alive), 3 racoons (flattened), 2 bunnies (also flattened), a dead skunk and 1 dead BIG elk. It's funny what keeps you mind busy on long rides.

Paul Hough

@ Greg - whoo hoo! I'm looking forward to a 25% reduction in volume next week; and again the following week!

triadamlete

im jealous you see wildlife. i can see a beach, but for long rides, i'm seeing an empty river bed. pretty boring! got my 2.5 hours in, 19.1 miles. looking forward to RR2 tomorrow because it means TAPER tomorrow at 4PM, but looks like we'll be experiencing some rain in So Cal, so may not be the most fun RR. good luck this weekend everyone!

gcharbeneau

John, way cool! I like working out at that time in the AM. Hardly any traffic and peeps out there. Nice commentary on the wildlife.