Friday evening, I received an email that really pissed me off. With no explanation within the email, I was notified of the cancellation of the Ironman 70.3 National Harbor. Even after the eye surgeries, I figured 13 weeks would be enough to get ready for the race with the ultimate goal of qualifying for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Las Vegas on September 9th. Now with this cancellation, I am pretty much left with one race left on the Ironman schedule to qualify for Vegas. The only race that fits my travel and coaching schedule is the Amica Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island on July 8th. This now leaves me with 9 weeks to get ready. Am I crazy to think it can be done???
This past week was my first week in a month that resembled a normal training schedule. I was able to finally return to the pool and get a few days of swimming. I was also able to get outside again on the bike. Surprisingly, my vision seemed to be pretty normal in regards to seeing to the side despite the blurred vision in the right eye. It was also good to get off the indoor trainer for the first time in a month. New training totals:
Week
Bike - 5 rides/ 147 miles/ 6.56 hours/ 22.4 mph
Run - 3 runs/ 17.5 miles/ 2.16 hours/ 7:24 per mile
Swim - 2 swims/ 1.25 miles/ .55 hours
Total - 10 workouts/ 165.75/ 9.27 hours
2012
Bike - 101 rides/ 3069 miles/ 142.02 hours/ 21.6 mph
Run - 56 runs/ 324.75 miles/ 39.14 hours/ 7:13 per mile
Swim - 30 swims/ 26 miles/ 11.87 hours
Total -187 workouts/ 3419.75/ 193.03
Goals for Week
Bike - 5 rides/ 145-160 miles/ 6.5-7.5 hours
Run - 3 runs/ 18-21 miles/ 2.0-2.5 hours
Swim - 3 swims/ 1.75-2.0 miles/ .75-1.0 hours
I guess it is now time to find out how far one can push the human body when training is move up by weeks. This should be a lot of fun!!
TdO '12!
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