Revenge Run

So 2 weeks ago I won my first overall sprint tri at SLeepy Hollow and beat a few fast guys. I did it while rockin’ the speedo only look.

Last week I bonked on a simple run and then again on a bike ride. Things weren’t looking good for me.
I emailed the coach and was educated on “fatigue”. Not the tired feeling you have after a race, but the lack of energy about a week or 2 after a BIG race. Such was the case for me last week, which was about 1.5 weeks after the Rev3 half iron where I came in top 10 for my AG.

This was not part of my plan as I have an Olympic distance race that I REALLY want to shine in as it’s a local event with a lot of people I would like to do well against. Not looking to win, but place.

So Saturday was a group ride with Target Training and then a 30 minute run. I was a little scared going into this day as I really didn’t want that bonk feeling. I did the 3 hour ride with e “A” group which had a lot of hills to it and then took off running for my 30 minute tempo run. I ran it faster than I should have, but I was happy to be back on track with energy levels.

Sunday had me running 1.5 hours at 7:30 pace with 9 sprints at 6 minute pace dashed in. It was fine, a little tiring and my left heel got torn up a bit from running sockless, but otherwise it was fine (humidity was brutal, but I managed well). I took a 2 minute cold shower and then jumped on the bike for a 1.5 hour ride to view the race course with a bunch of other local racers. The day was done by 10am and I was back on target with my training.

Here I am, Tuesday, with a swim done already this morning (nearly drowned with the amount of damn sprints I had) and a 40 minute run to do at lunch time with all the heat and humidity. I need to see if I can run the same course I just bonked on last week, a little revenge!!