I woke up feeling a little better, at least my nose wasn't runny. Although I still felt like I was on the verge of getting a cold or the flu. I tried to sleep in, but only got about 7.5 hours of sleep. I wished I was able to get more. I was also getting stressed. At times I felt like a cold sore was coming on. I called my buddy Rich to tell him the bet about me doing a 33 kph average ride and a sub 4 hour marathon was off. I told him that after last Friday's brutal bike ride, I didn't want to put unnecessary pressure on myself and bonk or not finish the race. He offered me to pay him $25 to get out of the bet.
Before we could leave the hotel, Alyssa and Reid had to do their workout and go swimming. Alyssa did the bike and Reid did the treadmill. While they worked out, I emailed Mark Allen and he told me to be careful and get healthy. I talked to my buddy Rich and he told me to get Cold FX. I ended up taking both pieces of advice. I decided not to do my 40 minute run and I went to Walmart and picked up Cold FX and vitamin C. It was a 4.5 hour drive to Louisville from Toledo and by the end of the ride I was feeling much better and water logged from all the liquids I was drinking. I was almost tempted to go for a run but decided not to. I keep hearing my buddy Gord in my head saying "it's better to be under trained than it is to be over trained". Plus, tomorrow I have a pretty full day of training, so I may as well be rested.
The ride in was interesting, the hills were much bigger than I thought they would be. They were long climbs and looked tough. I plan on driving the course tomorrow and seeing exactly what I'm up against, but if it is anything like the interstate I'm a little worried.
I started to eat much more than I have in the past couple of weeks. I figured now is the time to start carbo loading. Although tonight I didn't get much rest as I had to drive the family to the mall and wait for them and Alyssa never shops fast, she has to try on everything. It was no fun for me and in fact it was tiring doing nothing.
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After seeing you blog on Mark Allen , I began following your progress. I am doing IMFL in November and have enjoyed your postings. I have 3 questions/comments:
1. You always talk about speed in km/hr. I have enjoyed learning to convert that to miles per hour.
2. You seem to have a very flexible schedule when you train. That means, you have (1) a very flexible work schedule and (2) a supportive wife who lets you train whenever you want.
3. I will be following your progress during IM Louisville.
Good luck - Stay safe. Enjoy the race!
Steve
Thanks for the support Steve.
For me, my wife's support is what helps. I work regular hours and do most of my training after 5:30 pm,and of course most of the day on weekends, but she doesn't hassle me or put pressure on me, which is a blessing.
Next year I think I'm going to focus on no longer than HIM distances as the amount of time to train for the full is tough and the race isn't that much fun:) She put up with it for this past year, because of my mid life crisis, but I don't think she'd be as supportive for a second year:)
What's your last name? I want to track you during your Flordia Ironman.
How's your training been going?
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