It was a busy and exhausting week. Wednesday, I competed in the last of the three Running Fit triathlons at Island Lake (the T Rex). Zach now has an inflatable dino bigger than he is swiped by his Nonnie (with permission). After third and second place finishes in my age group in the first two races of the series, I managed a first in this one by passing the guy I needed to beat in the last quarter mile of the run just before the finish. It helped that he was slower than his times in the first two races. Still, very satisfying... So much so that I immediately signed up for another sprint tri scheduled in the same park for this morning (Sunday). Well----- this was a bit overly ambitious, especially since the marathon training schedule meant that I had just run an eighteen miler yesterday at Kensington. My body had no idea what my brain had decided and I was thoroughly humbled by fatigue this morning, six minutes slower than Wednesday, and was extremely fortunate to take third out of the eleven in my age group. I did, however, carry a bottle of wine home as a reward.
The body is spent. Day of physical rest tomorrow. Well, maybe a walk.
The Crim Ten Mile Race in one week. With no speedwork in a long time, it looks to be relatively easy but slow.
34 miles of running for the week, mostly warm and humid HR 151 two sprint tri races
