iron eyes for the normal guy

up to speed

in the past couple weeks, i feel like i'm getting up to speed on the bike. as i've been doing some of the 30-45 minute intervals in zone 4, i'm starting to feel a little like jan ullrich. i'm able to churn a very large gear at 30+mph from time to time in the intervals. the running seems a little hit or miss. some days, i go out and feel great during a 2+ hour run. other days, i feel like i'm on the verge of hurting myself. as i run, i feel odd, the knee feels a little funny, can't get into any sort of rhythm and sometimes i have to cut the run short. i go between should i tough it out and continue or should i cut it short. i usually choose on cutting it short. since i began last september and i had a couple early injuries, i'm a little cautious. i've heard too many stories of people hurting themselves running and i don't want to be one of those. as for the swimming, i'm no dolphin, but i've gradually improved since beginning. i haven't been in open water since late last summer and i wonder how all the chlorine filled days will translate. hopefully good. next sunday is the half and we'll see how the form is coming along. after that, there are 4 weeks before the big event. we'll see how things go.

i also wanted to give a shout out to my coach olaf sabatschus for kicking ass today in ironman brazil. he had a solid 3rd place overall. great job!

until next time,
dL

posted by supersonique @ 4:49 PM