Quote Originally Posted by 7rider View Post
Excellent, Slugger! If today was a "long bike ride" day for you - you totally should have joined us for a C-ride with the shop today. We gratefully got dropped off the back and 6 of us did our ride at our own pace and had a grand time.

As for running, Saturday I did "speed work" at the local HS track. Except, the track team was practicing when I got there () so I did my intervals around the football field (which the HS athletic director had recommended when I contacted him about using the track in the first place). But...after a few days of rain, the edge of the field was slick mud, so the footing was less then sure and it was a VERY challenging set of intervals.

I think I attached the file from the workout. It shows just HOW small a football field is compared to a track. I had no idea, but suspected something was up, as I had to run 2 2/3 trips around the field to get my 1/2 mile interval in, vs. 2 laps on the track.

Saturday is my first official duathlon. I hope I'm ready. I really want to get one more run-bike-run workout in with my tri club on Wednesday. After that...it's "either I do it or I don't" - and I think I will...I just don't think I'll be setting any records.
Looks like you would have been better off running around the edge of the baseball fields, instead.

My long ride today was 42 miles. I felt good, until the last 4 miles when things started to hurt.

I never feel ready before a race. You should think of your first as a learning experience. You gotta do it so that you'll be that much more ready for the one's you really care about.