After one of the hardest training weeks I've put myself through in a while I hit the weekend even harder. I have been getting a little worried about how tough my competition will be for DU Nationals and Kinetic Half Ironman, which are a month away now. I know I need to push my training super hard these next couple weeks. I just finished my second building week. I will peak next week. Then taper for Du Nats. So this weekend I put in an 82 mile bike ride Saturday. Discovered a new route in the process. It was my longest ride of the year so far and just reminded me how much I love cycling those open roads. After the ride I hit the pool for 3500 meter swim and then the gym for some core and leg work. Sunday I took out my Tri bike for a 52 mile ride, 30 of which at race pace. Then straight to a 10 mile run at a marathon pace then finishing the last few miles at race pace. I gotta say I felt great. I felt like the longer I ran the faster I could push the pace. The brick workout today gave me confidence that I can perform at a high level for my first 70.3 race.
It was also a good time for me to perfect my race day nutrition.
Some nutrition info goes like this... I had some fresh sourdough bread with almond butter before the ride Saturday. Had 4 bottles on the bike each with a Zym tab, 1 power bar, and 2 power gels. Sunday morning I had the same thing I ate Saturday, bread with almond butter. 2 bottles each with a Zym tab and 1 power gel for the ride. Had 1 water bottle and 1 power gel for the run. And always finished the workout with a bottle of Fluid Recovery. I usually always have a bowl of oatmeal before my long training sessions, so this was the first time I went with the bread and almond butter. I gotta say the bread and butter combo seems to be better for me. Thats what Im gonna start doing on race day now. This is very important stuff people!
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