On Saturday, we started the morning with an open water swim at Shadow Cliffs. We did our normal triangle swim around the lake (about 2 miles). Then someone started a bad rumor that we were supposed to do another out and back to the rock pile. At first, I said I wasn't going to do it since we still had a 17 mile run to do and that was going to take a lot out of me, but when Jess and LuLu said that they were going, then I said "OK, I'm right behind you. " Turns out that we were only supposed to go half way and turn around. The 3 of us ended up on the other side of the lake looking around for the others. I was starving, my stomach wouldn't stop growling, but the only way to food was to swim back. Once we returned, everyone else was dressed and ready to run. We got lots of laughs and high fives for our 3 mile swim. I stuffed my face with a Luna Bar and changed for the run.I adjusted my routine 9:1 run/walk plan to 4:1. We had to do 4 loops to make it 17 miles. The first and second loop felt good, the 4 minutes flew by. The third loop was really difficult. It was getting hot, I was sick of drinking accelerade, and I was starting to chafe under my left arm. The chaffing got so bad that I had to take my shirt off. I NEVER run without a shirt, but I had no choice. When I returned to my car, I lathered my arm with body glide, chugged cold water, added ice to my bottle, and set out for the 4th lap. My second wind came just in time. I'm amazed that I'm able to go these distances. My brain says keep going, and my legs obey. It's hard, but it's not impossible. Even when I'm hitting a low, I know I can come back from it. I just hope it works out this way on race day.
On Sunday, we set out from Walnut Creek for 85 miles of non-stop hills. The Dublin Grade, Redwood, Skyline, Grizzly Peak, down Wildcat Canyon, 3 Bears backwards (!), Reliz Valley, Pig Farm, and some random long hill after we missed a turn around mile 80. Wherever there was a hill, we climbed it. Normally, this would be a challenging ride, but to do it 24 hours after a 17 mile run was ridiculously hard. It felt like non-stop climbing, and the downhill didn't seem to balance out the incline. Once the ride was over, we rewarded ourselves with deli sandwhiches and cookies. It's the little pleasure in life :)
Condition: Pooped!
On Sunday, we set out from Walnut Creek for 85 miles of non-stop hills. The Dublin Grade, Redwood, Skyline, Grizzly Peak, down Wildcat Canyon, 3 Bears backwards (!), Reliz Valley, Pig Farm, and some random long hill after we missed a turn around mile 80. Wherever there was a hill, we climbed it. Normally, this would be a challenging ride, but to do it 24 hours after a 17 mile run was ridiculously hard. It felt like non-stop climbing, and the downhill didn't seem to balance out the incline. Once the ride was over, we rewarded ourselves with deli sandwhiches and cookies. It's the little pleasure in life :) 
2 comments:
Did you buy that shirt at Nordstrom's Rack? You have less than a month to go and you're kickin A--! Have a great race this weekend!
I completely concur with the message on your shirt.
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