Peak Training: Week - 5 and Week - 4

So here we are....peak training is coming this week and next.  Despite feeling a little bit like I am crawling to the starting line, I am also encouraged by the new (or re-learned) knowledge from Madison. 

The schedule in these next two weeks calls for a combined 37+ hours of training. 
- 7 hours of swimming
- 18 hours of riding
- 12 hours of running
That's a lot, like a part-time job of training.  It is the most that's ever been on my schedule. 

We'll see what happens.  If I can keep the intensity low enough, maybe I can finish all of it. 

Well...maybe not. Here's why:
1 - Wednesday, June 20 at 6 PM is beer league triathlon at Island Lake...so Wednesday's tempo run workout isn't going to happen.  The tri will be more fun.  The last time I ran this course was in 2016 and came in under one hour, ten minutes.  We will see where things are on Wednesday.  I'm not making any predictions because hyperventilating during the swim really slows things down :-).

2 - There are 3 hour runs scheduled for both June 24 and July 1.  I will be close to 3 hours on one of those, but the other will be 1.5 to 2 hours.  Just can't see what I would gain from doing both of those, so one of them will be reduced.
Otherwise, I'll try to stick to the schedule in a low-intensity sort of way.

Other things on my mind:
- Need to make a decision on what to wear on race day in Lake Placid.  At Mont Tremblant and Boulder I wore TYR Carbon shorts.  They worked well, and it looks like the company still sells them, but who came up with the white pinstripe side panels that show dirt like nothing else???
- Need to practice the nutrition the next two weeks before the ride.  The Maurten and Perpetuem seem to be OK as long as I'm taking the SaltSticks.  Hmmm....really like the Maurten too though.  I am wondering about eliminating Perpetuem and just going with Maurten and on-course nutrition.  Need to think those things over.
- Pacing, pacing, pacing.  Gotta keep the wattage on the low side to do this endurance.
- Feeling some real enjoyment in the training and the adventure right now.  Funny how that happens when things slow down.