RACE WEEK!!!!
So the week is upon us. Everyone get to CDA safely and well tapered!
And Al, are you gonna share your top secret sighting landmarks with us? 
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So the week is upon us. Everyone get to CDA safely and well tapered!
And Al, are you gonna share your top secret sighting landmarks with us?
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@Shannon, such a potty mouth!
@Stephanie, I hear that. Sleep!
@ Stephan - Yeah, the advanced plan says 150 minutes. I'm assuming that's a misprint, and actually means no more than 1.5 hours (note the text says no more than 30 miles).
Regarding the request for sighting advice. What I actually offer is a plan for where to start the swim. My preferred location is about one-third of the way down the beach as you move left from the buoy line. There is a wood post in the water there, like a short telephone pole. Most people don't want to swim into a pillar, so they avoid that spot.
As a matter of fact, the majority of people seem to line up to the far right, hoping to avoid crowds and ending up creating another one.
If you are a strong and/or fast swimmer (like 1:30/100 yds or better), it might still be a good idea to start near the left buoy line. There aren't as many people there as towards the right, and the people there tend to know what they are doing, and will swim straight pretty much.
As to sighting per se, I just ask the audience - if I look up and see a lot of other people going in my general direction, I just keep going. Realy, the crowd will preclude any attempt at actually swimming your own line. More important is to just stay within your box, litterally.
Al: wonderful advice. thanks very much!
so, packed most everything last night. tonight i just need to pack the bike and my race day nutrition. headed out now for a nice block of workouts to keep the engine running smoothly, but otherwise ready for a fun time at CdA.
going in at 155lbs so my watt/kg is 3.42. 150lbs next year!!
GH
I've taking it easy since Saturday when I strained my left hamsting in the last mile of my last real training run for CDA.
With Father's Day and Monday being my wife's birthday, it gave me good reasons to do nothing but ice and stretch. I don't think I'm going to run again until Sunday and just hope the time off helps it heal up. I did do an EZ 30 minute ride on a stationary bike this am and it felt ok.
Still I'm getting excited. Hopping on the plane to Spokane tomorrow am. See all on you in CDA.
Will probably ride the bike on the trainer tomorrow for another short ride to keep the legs active and then start packing everything up for my drive to Spokane Thursday night. I'm staying with an old hockey teammate in Spokane so I'll plan on seeing everyone Friday morning in CDA for the swim.
See you guys in CdA...and hopefully I will have some clothes when get there!
I've made all my workouts this week, even added a few OWS just to get the feel for it. Just finished with my last run workout. The bike is ready, it's funny how the shifting degrades slowly and you realy don't notice how bad it shifts until you get it tuned and then get it back. Now it pops into gear instead of rolling into gear. I made a bad-ass Joule mount for my aerobars that puts the computer out in front between my hands. So now instead of having to sit up to see my Joule I can just drop my eyes and get all my info. This will come in handy while climbing those hills and keeping my watts down.
I actually am traveling for the first time in compression leggings, under jeans of course and black color.
Gh
Looking fwd to seeing y'all at 4 keys.
@GH - I'll be traveling with compressions socks as well for the first time - black and under jeans of course!!