Still going well

I ran 12 miles on Friday and the did a 2 hour bike ride on Sunday. My hamstrings have been barking a little, but nothing too bad.

Sunday I trained with the group and it was a pretty challenging day. We swam around 2500 yards and it was all at a pretty intense clip. After that we did some run drills and warmed up with a 20 minute run.

Then coach Suzan dropped a hammer on us, a two mile time trial. I haven't ever run at a "race" speed for that distance ever. I run longer distances, so sprining is pretty foreign to me. I really didn't know what pace to go out at, but I figured I should try and keep my 400s around 1:45. (7 minute mile pace) After the first couple of laps I felt good and ended up finishing 2 miles in 13:03 (6:30 pace) Not blazing, but my legs were tired from the days leading up and an hour swim before hand. So I was really pleased with that. Running on tired legs is obviously really important and it seems to be my biggest strength in the sport.

My buddy Dave was making fun of me for pounding a 20 oz endergy drink before running the time trial. Not the brightest idea, but fortunatly the old stomach of steel hung in there. A few burbs along the way, but I kept my cookie...