May totals

I know it has been a long time since the last post. If you care, I'm sorry. I'm still doing better than that 'Summer Rains' guy.

Training has been going fairly well. I actually improved my mileage a bit in May, ending up with:
292 miles biking
85 miles running
7500 yards swimming.

I actually managed that despite having some mechanical problems and not having a bike for two weeks, as well as the pool being closed for a two weeks as well. While that did put a damper on training, I managed to make up the bike mileage later in the month (I didn't do so well with the swim mileage), as well as adding about 25 miles running over the month. So, all things considered, it was a good month.

The last two weeks have not been so good. I started my primary lab job during the day (8:30 AM to 4 PM) as well as picking up three 9 hour shifts at the restaurant, which start at 5 PM. That means sneaking in a short swim over lunch, and maybe a quick run before work, at best. Not very good for the training volume. However, I've managed to get in two tough 2.5+ hour rides, as well as a 12 mile run yesterday, which felt strong and pretty easy.

So I am 9 week out from the race. I feel like I could probably maybe finish the race if it were this weekend. My run is really strong, and fine. My swim is slow, but I am pretty sure I can manage. I swam 1500 yards today continuously, at about 2:10 min/100 yards. The bike is probably the most shaky for me. I really need to get some good, long training done in the next couple weeks, especially to build some confidence for the race.