Thoughts During Training + Post Training Finds

Thoughts During Training This Week

- 7 minute pace during run in Madison: This is long shot but has been the goal for a while. Data points that make this do-able: 21 miles previously at 7:06 pace in 2014, 7:30 pace on run of Ironman Steelhead 2015. I will need to stay healthy and training will need to continue to progress in order for this to be close to reality. 

- I'm feeling like a swimming machine with close to 16000 yards in the last 14 days. That's nothing I realize for real swimmers but is a big number for me. Maybe even better: I led lane 3 swimmers a lot at swim practice today. :-)

- RCK is more into finding speed than I've ever been. This is evidenced by his new chains, molten speed wax and the slow cooker he got for his birthday to put the chains and wax in. I'm not even yet sure what he'll do with it all!  New territory for me but interesting.  

- Training has ramped up quite a bit with about 800 TSS each of the last two weeks. Next week will likely go higher still. I want to continue to find down time each week to rest my body and mind. It actually seems like resting my mind was the most important part this week.

Post Training Finds

As is typical SJCK talked her way into an amazing find today scoring a bottle of KBS at Super Fine, the same beer that sold out in two minutes at other local stores. She talked her way into it and I was a beneficiary! It is as unique as they say.

The other find of the day was on Dick Gaskill's photo website archives. This photo was August, 1989...21 years old. If I'm remembering right this was a week or so after my first ever triathlon in Marquette.

Thanks for reading! Until next time, safe travels and happiness.