I’ve done an average-at-best job about keeping you, the people of the Internet, up to date on my triathlon lifestyle.  Case in point, I’m signed up for the CapTexTri this coming Monday!  Less than a month ago I decided it would be worthwhile to get a sort of training “status report” by doing an early-season race.  Now that race is here and I’m actually really excited about it!

Two years ago I took on the CapTexTri sprint distance with moderate success.  Now I’m signed up for the Olympic Distance.  The swim, which is 1500 meters, loops around Lady Bird Lake.  The latest report is the water temperature is 69*.  That makes it wetsuit legal, which at the risk of overheating, means I’ll be wearing a wetsuit.  The bike course is a six-mile loop around downtown, completed twice for the Sprint and four times for the Olympic totaling about 24 miles.  It’s a rather technical course (90-degree turns, hairpins, laps), so I’m not sure how I’ll fare.  Last up is the run, which is two laps of the 5k course (6.2 miles total).  I had a great run when I did the Sprint.  Hopefully I can repeat that this time around.  As for the weather, well, it’ll be warm, but that’s no surprise.

So what am I expecting time-wise?  For the swim, if I could be out of the water in 30 minutes, that would be huge. The bike is going to take well over an hour.  Let’s say an hour and twenty minutes.  And the run will hopefully finish up in less than forty-five minutes.  Tack on seven minutes for transitions and we’re looking at a potential total time of two hours forty-two minutes.  Can’t wait for the first tri of the season!

Game on!

I’ve gotta say, these Trailer Food Tuesdays events are pretty fantastic.  Since the first one early last year, they’ve really found their groove and know how to show off Austin’s food trucks to Austin’s hungry residents.  Ev and I headed down after work hoping to meet up with friends and try some new-to-us trucks.

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Week 7 was tough!  My body was definitely still in recovery mode from the Boston Marathon, but my brain said “suck it up”.  So after 6 days of complete rest, I picked up where I left off.  Turned out that was a major shock to my body and for most of the week I was exhausted.  The big ride on Saturday was hilly like whoa, which left me extra tired for Sunday’s brick run-bike.  Finishing up Sunday’s ride was a relief, though a peek at Week 8 washed that relief away.

Seven weeks down, twenty-nine to go!

And Week 6 is a wrap!  One activity — The Boston Marathon.  The remainder of the week was rest and recovery, or at least try to rest while we traveled back to Austin.  Time to get back into it!

Six weeks down, thirty to go!

::TRUMPET FANFARE::

The. Boston. Marathon.  This is it.  The big one.  Honestly, it’s probably the apex of my running career.  But that’s ok.  It was a tough, occasionally hidden, road to get here.  Now that it’s here, it’s pretty surreal.  But before we fall into any sappy, nostalgic mumbojumbo, I’ll give you a quick preview of what’s about to happen this weekend. Read more