Week 18 Recap

I'm not sure what's changed but I've been able to rock all my training sessions for the past two weeks. My volumes for Week 18 came in at: 5000 yards swimming, 72 miles biking, and 28 miles running. This equated to 9 1/2 hours of solid training.

Early in the week I was able to score a nice 33-mile ride through the hills of southeast Connecticut with my buddy Jeff. It was a treat since I had to board an airplane back to Virginia three hours later.

On Friday I headed over to the 1/2 mile hill I've been killing myself on for the past few months (see weeks 4, 10, and 13). My PR for a single interval had been 2:55 until this week's 2:51. I had hoped to do six repeats but my IT band had other ideas. I kept the workout short so I could ride comfortably the next day.

Saturday's group ride turned more into a time trial. I found myself alone twice, battling the strong wind, and riding 20-22mph trying to bridge the gap between pace groups. It was a great workout. I felt so good afterwards I ran three miles to stretch my legs.