Training Week 10: 2/18/08 - 2/24/08

Planned Training
Monday - 2/18/08:
Rest day!
Tuesday - 2/19/08:
AM - Swim = 1 hr early morning swim at Udall done
PM - Run = 1 hr easy run done
Wednesday - 2/20/08:
AM - Bike = 1 hr 30 min ride (will try to do this on the road, or else trainer) done
PM - Run = 50 min run done
Thursday - 2/21/08:
AM - Swim = 1 hr Master's swim at noon done
PM - Run = 20 min done
Friday - 2/22/08:
AM - Swim = 1 hr early morning swim at Udall done
PM - Bike = 45 min done
Saturday - 2/23/08:
AM - Run = 2 hr 20 min long run done
PM - none
Sunday - 2/24/08:
AM - Swim = 1 hr TTG swim done
PM - Bike = 2 hr bike (bike to UA and back) done

Weekly S/B/R Compliance (based on BT training plan):
Swim = 242 min / 230 min = 105%
Bike = 266 min / 255 min = 104%
Run = 327 min / 270 min = 121%

Total SBR training time for Week #10 = 13.9 hrs

Monday, 2/18/08 Update:
Well, my team and I survived the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo race! Everyone did awesome! Check out our preliminary results here: http://64.119.44.58/liveresults/results/TeamPages/431.html

We stayed in rotation the whole time. Shari, Liane, and Zac did 2 laps each and Kyle and I did 3 laps each. There were a few mechanical mishaps with bikes, but overall everything went really well. The weather was a mess on Friday with rain and snow, but it cleared up Saturday & Sunday. So the trail went from muddy and sticky to dry (mostly) and firm. Everyone had a great time hanging out in camp around the campfire. We burned a ton of the firewood that we brought...all but 3 little pieces. Those will get packed up and make the trip out next time. ;-)

I had my Garmin on, so here are my actual riding times for the weekend:
Lap 1 = 1:41:50, 16.36 miles, 9.64 mph average (1:45PM - 3:30PM Sat)
Lap 2 = 2:01:17, 16.38 miles, 8.10 mph average (11:51PM - 2:00AM Sat/Sun) (Missed Kyle coming in by 10 min, which is why the results show longer time)
Lap 3 = 1:42:48, 16.36 miles, 9.55 mph average (11:25AM - 1:08PM Sun)

My totals for the weekend:
5 hr 25 min 55 sec riding time
49.1 miles of mountain biking

Everyone is going to hate hearing this, but I feel awesome today. Not tired or sore at all. We got home around 5PM yesterday. Zac unpacked the perishables while I made dinner. Then I cleaned the bathroom and changed the sheets on the bed while he got cleaned up to catch a 10:30PM flight out of Tucson to DC. I got about 9 hrs of sleep last night and woke up to a little bit of tightness in the lower back that went away once I got moving around. The legs and rest of the body feel great. I think all this training is really paying off. I can go and do 2 big races on back-to-back weekends and recover quick and not be trashed. My MTB seat rubs me different than the tri bike seat, so I have a bit of the monkey butt, but not bad. My next ride isn't until Wednesday this week, so the chafing should be gone by then.

The detailed race report is coming soon and will be posted below. I just need to write it up (it will be LONG) and download the pics.