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Wednesday Apr 20, 2011 #
3 PM
Cycling (Road) 1:09:00 [3]
shoes: Bike:Felt CX SS
Home from work (bike has been there for a week now) including 20 minutes of tempo. Followed immediately by the run.
Running (Road) 1:12:00 [3]
shoes: DS Trainers
Duck(P)@18:12. A whopping 1-second improvement from last week!
Wasn't sure the legs were up to a split tempo session yet, but I didn't want to move this one any closer to the marathon itself. So, the compromise was to do the first tempo session on the bike. That worked out pretty well and it was nice to finally hammer (or, as close as you can come to hammering in a 62" gear) on the bike. Tempo section was net uphill and into the wind, so I wasn't winding out the gear too crazy. Probably best not to be crunching a big gear since there was a bit of a chill in the air.
This wraps the quality work for the marathon prep. Just some easy miles this weekend and then the dial-in next week. I honestly don't ever remember a training cycle going this close to plan. Yes, there was the trouble with the heel, but I really didn't have to change much to keep it under control. All the quality workouts got done (as in, every single one) and the volume was where I wanted it. How that will translate on race day remains to be seen, but it sure is nice to show up with no excuses.
Wasn't sure the legs were up to a split tempo session yet, but I didn't want to move this one any closer to the marathon itself. So, the compromise was to do the first tempo session on the bike. That worked out pretty well and it was nice to finally hammer (or, as close as you can come to hammering in a 62" gear) on the bike. Tempo section was net uphill and into the wind, so I wasn't winding out the gear too crazy. Probably best not to be crunching a big gear since there was a bit of a chill in the air.
This wraps the quality work for the marathon prep. Just some easy miles this weekend and then the dial-in next week. I honestly don't ever remember a training cycle going this close to plan. Yes, there was the trouble with the heel, but I really didn't have to change much to keep it under control. All the quality workouts got done (as in, every single one) and the volume was where I wanted it. How that will translate on race day remains to be seen, but it sure is nice to show up with no excuses.