My brain is having a harder time with the training, and I have reached new levels of ongoing and pervasive crankiness. After vacation last week, I feel a lot better, so hopefully I can maintain this mental equilibrium for a while.
Mini-goal assessment
- Visit Mile marker 21 at Skyline - Success! I rode out to Hogback. I had a bit of disappointment when I realized I was almost exactly the same speed as I was last August, but I believe I did this ride at a more appropriate intensity.
- Do hilly Gran Fondo 100 miler -Success! I started off too strong and cocky, and paid for it in the last 17 miles, but it was a "learning experience" not a "bad day"
- Focus on nutrition - Success-ish! Except for vacation, I met my nutrition goals 13 of 20 days, which is a pretty good record when it comes to food and long training days.
- Celebrate recovery with a camping vacation - Success! 2 camping nights, including a three mile hike-in to Lena Lake. Hike-in sounds easier than backpacking.
Review of last three weeks
- 2 Monday bootcamp
- 1 Weds strength training
- 1 Yoga
- Swam
- at 3 swim practices
- 1 mi at lake swim
- 1 time at the outdoor 50m pool
- Ran
- 3 Monday night run lead
- 1 track practice, only one of which was "track"y, the other was 40 minutes easy
- 10 mi long run on "light weekend"
- 18 mi long run on build weekend
- Biked
- 2 flat workouts
- 1 hills workout, and proved the 4x hill wasn't a fluke
- 44 mi on "light weekend", at Skyline
- 102 mi at hilly Gran Fondo
- 20 assorted commute miles
Mini-goals for next build cycle
- Focus on nutrition
- Leave the cranky-pants at home for 20 mile peak run
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