So, I bragged after my first race about not being terribly tired, or sore, and I thought I was in some kind of incredible shape or something. It turns out, I just didn't race hard enough :) I woke up yesterday morning and felt every single mile! I laughed at myself as I crawled out of bed. I made it to the pool and banged out a quick mile before heading into work. The swim felt good, arms a little sore, but not terrible, and really didn't slow me down at all. I did 100 repeats, 6 swim, 6 pull, 3 kick and 3 swim.
The one thing I know I did wrong on Sunday is I didn't engage my abs and so my back is screaming. I am still working on stretching it out, its still not thrilled :) Another ride today, hopefully that will finish stretching things out, also give me an idea of the hill for Thursday.
Cedar Lake has a triathlon series on Thursdays during the summer, unfortunately, I'm not off the work schedule for any of them, BUT, I am only on nights this Thursday, which means that I can run the tri and go to work afterwards. So its a quick turn around, but it keeps my training on schedule, and gives me another chance at the run. The swim is a hair shorter at 500 yards, and the bike is only 11 miles, with a 5k run. All in all, very doable, maybe a quick picnic after the race, shower and off to work.
For now, stretch, hydrate, and let the weather cool down a hair, then I'll hit the road.
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