Week 19 Recap

Week 19 was, like the past two weeks, excellent. I've been able to achieve the volumes I'm targeting in preparation for the looming Memorial Day weekend ride at MoM. I rounded out the week with a shade under 9 hours of training. That's 4500 yards swimming, 69 miles biking, and 27 miles running. The amazing part so far is the fact I don't have any serious injuries. It's a nice change from last year's constant battle with my hamstrings. My IT Band has been annoying but constant icing and anti-inflammatory medicines have done a good job keeping me moving.

I had hoped to break 10 hours this week but the weekend didn't go as planned. Mother nature decided to drown me a mile into my 15-mile run. Since the weather report said the temperature would be 58 with light rain I had opted to wear pants. When it was all said and done I only finished 13 miles. When I got home I discovered my outfit weighed 10 pounds soaking wet. At that point I had enough of rain, and water in general, so I didn't get my third swim of the week in. My mental toughness had been tested enough by sticking out the downpour for almost two hours. It must have been a sight to see.

Next week should be a nice recovery although I think I could have taxed myself awhile longer. But I'll play it safe and stick to the plan.