Race Day has come and gone…

For starters, we had another great experience. Seeing that this was our second triathlon, we knew what to expect so I think we were able to enjoy this triathlon a bit more than the last. The atmosphere at these events are great, there are tons of spectators that support all participants which really does help you push it a bit more than you would if nobody was cheering you on. I woke up the next day knowing I am going to sign up for another and I am positive the rest of the crew feels the same. This past triathlon was our last one of the year so we have time before our next one which will be in the June/July 2011 timeframe.

So, what’s next??

I am going to take a break from posting on this blog. I am still going to continue to exercise 5-6 days a week, my plan is to do P90X for strength training and long runs for cardio. I will reach out in October as I may start another round of my P90X MASS program. If I do this, P90X MASS will consume October, November, December and then I plan on starting the new year off with Insanity. It’s very difficult to build muscle and lose fat at the same time so I am thinking I can gain muscle with P90X MASS and then lose fat with Insanity. I will then shift my focus back to triathlon training but mix in both Insanity and P90X to keep it interesting.

Even though I am taking a break from this blog, I will continue to respond to both emails and comments.

It’s about 4:30am and I about to pick up DRISC for our 2^nd Triathlon!

I will reach out with an updated post on Monday.

 BRING IT!

I wanted to keep the muscle loose so I went for a slow 4.5 mile bike ride and 1 mile run. I would say I completed the workout at about 70% of my normal pace so far from being intense…

The plan is to pick up DRISC at 4:45am and head to Hyannis, Ma (Cape Cod) for a 7:30am triathlon. The commute is about an hour but we need to get there a bit earlier to register. NASH and DALE are in the same boat so they are also making the morning commute. Both SULL and OSULL got hotel rooms in Hyannis so they have the luxury of registering tonight and sleeping in a bit tomorrow morning.

As much as I am ready to compete in my second triathlon, I am very much looking forward to having a few beers afterwards with the guys!

Got in my last pre-race workout this evening with a 9-mile bike ride.  Picked a route with a couple of good hills to get the legs ready for Saturday.  Really wasn’t looking to set any personal bests, but wanted to get in an even-paced ride and attempt to work through the hills.  Was able to accomplish both and actually came in with a little better time than I expected.  There is nothing else I can do now, we’ll have to see how the training pays off on Saturday.

Starting to get fired up over this! All along I have been thinking to myself that I was more jacked up heading into the first one than I have been for this one. To a point, that is true but there were so many unknowns heading into my first triathlon so I think some of it was anxiety. Now that I have the first one under my belt, I know what to expect overall but especially during transitions (time it takes between swim/bike and bike/run) and the ocean swim where everyone starts together and you pretty much are getting slapped (or doing the slapping) from other swimmers.  I know I am in better shape now than I was leading into the first triathlon so I do expect to improve on my time a bit. I am definitely not winning this thing so my only goal is to finish at a pace that is better than my first one….even if it’s a second better, I will take it. I am already calling this 2^nd triathlon a success as I am in the best cardio shape of my life and it has kept my weight stable which is saying a lot after the summer I have had…

I was initially going to take today off but I ended up doing core synergistics up until “prison cell push-ups” and I then went for a fast two mile run. I did not have time to complete core and a run so that is why I ended up cutting it short.