Week 2 of the Taper for Rochesterfest Triathlon is complete. I decided when I was planning my calendar that I would not do Trinona this year--which is the week prior to Rochesterfest--and would instead do the Mac Attack 5k. This turned out to be a good check on my speed and got a PR out of it. However, I am wondering when I will be at the end of the line when it comes to PR's. I am not sure I can come under my current 5k time--ever (see previous post). This week, June 13 - 19, is race week. Rochesterfest Olympic Triathlon is in 3 days. Earlier this week I came down with something funky. Sinus congestion, GI issues, muscle aches, extreme exhaustion, etc. This came on after a short swim on Tuesday afternoon. Yesterday, I forced a short run. I started the run with that sort of headache that feels like theres a weight in your head bouncing up and down making you wince and squint with every step. After about 5 minutes it went away. About 20 minutes in--GI issues. Luckily I was near some facilities if you know what I mean. After that, I was fine. I don't remember eating any European sprouts... Who knows what it was, but it seemed to have ran its course. I was still extremely tired last night so I had to skip the short ride I had planned. So, for the week so far I have one 20 min swim in, and a 35 min jog. That's it so far. That's ok, you're better off going in to a race with less training during the week of the race than with too much. In other words, extra rest is better than extra work. I only have about 3 hours planned for the week anyway, not including the time the race takes up. We'll see how the brick goes tonight.
Numbers for last week:
Swim: 3250.00 Yd, 1h 15m 32s
Bike: 68.72 Mi, 3h 28m 20s
Run: 23.76 Mi, 2h 47m 54s
Strength: 33m
TOTAL: 8 hrs 05 min 19 sec
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Sounds like what I had last weekend after Manitou was over. Took about 48-hrs to move thru the system. You'll be fine. If not by Sunday, then remind me not to shake your hand when I see you ;)
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