TTX got an upgrade. Check out the pick…. Got some new race wheels from www.real-design.com. Everyone should buy their races wheels there. Hand built by Philip Martindale right here in Nashville. I got a rear disc and a front 90mm tubular pair. They are faster than they look too.
Rest weekend – last weekend was a rest weekend… NO RACES. I’ve been racing every weekend since the middle of March (the Tom King half marathon, first PR of the year). So, I rode an easy 30ish miles at a 20.5mph average and then knocked out a 10 mile brick run at a 7:32 pace. Great workout. I used Sunday as a rest day and got a LOT done around the house.
Three States Three Mountains. This is always a fun weekend and the rain help off for the entire 100 miles. We had a good group of guys going down and had a lot of fun on the course. We ended up sprinting down the mountains and chasing each other down.. not the smartest thing to do 60 and 70 miles in with another mountain, Lookout Mountain, to climb. Lookout wasn’t that bad, but after stopping at the rest stop at the top, my knee got tight and hurt a little all the way in. I’d say it was the combination of riding too hard, racing the past several weekends in a row, and running a PR the weekend previous. Just too much volume. Anyway, I cut back some and it feels good now.
Upcoming Events: Well, half ironman this weekend. First tri of the year too. My bud Patrick is treating this as one of his A races and will probably PR this weekend. I’m a little nervous about it. My swim is NOT where it needs to be and I still haven’t had an open water swim this year (well, since Augusta’s half ironman about 8 months ago). I think we’re hitting the lake tomorrow morning which will help. After that, I have a couple centuries and some smaller tris. I really start focusing on IML now, so weekend racing is very limited.
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