The week leading into IM 70.3 Muncie we knew it was going to be a training race because the forecast was for hotter than a thousand suns and we had always thought if it as a training race anyway. It was also my birthday.
The day before I met a friend for lunch and a tour of the recent developments in downtown Muncie. It was very cool, but I wasn't wearing the right shoes for it (flipflops)...I am too old for that crap. Then I checked in for the race, went to the athlete briefing, bought the things I needed/wanted, checked into the B&B, and then headed back into town for dinner. Then it was an early night.
In true form, Muncie was hot. The water temp was 82.6 which really meant no wetsuits (even though I don't compete for awards it means it's much too warm for me to not overheat and panic) and a slow swim. Worse than I imagined, but I kept my cool about it. Then I had a super great bike. It was fun and fast and I enjoyed it a lot. In transition I had a hard time getting my shoes on over my wet socks and there felt like a wrinkle on the bottom of my foot, but I didn't bother dealing with it. The first few miles of the run were fine. I was actually thinking there wasn't anything I would rather be doing on my birthday. After the turn I was still alive and doing ok, until about 8. Then I was slowing a bit, then I didn't feel great around 10. I spent the last 5K thinking I would feel better if I puked. The last mile was super rough. After I got on the grass and crossed the gravel path I ran into the finish. If I had hustled a bit more I could have had a 7:14+ time on 7/14, but alas 7:15:08. My second best time and on a rough day. Happy with it. I got my stuff and went to the car, checked messages and responded to a few, then headed home. There was a side trip to McDonald's to get unsweet tea and water, but otherwise straight home to get David and head to Blind Owl for my birthday party.
Sometime on Sunday I figured out that the ball of my foot was sore. Bruised or something. Mildly uncomfortable. Since we're within 90 days of IM I mentioned it to coach and my PT friends...and then I got put on injured reserve/no running. Boo. Threw off my week riding on Tuesday. And I got bummed. We determined my running shoes were probably dead. The thicker socks and wrinkle may have been a factor. Wearing unsupportive shoes when I'm not training probably hasn't helped. So I started icing it, wearing a boot to bed, and wearing my winter (supportive) shoes for work. It's helped and my foot feels fine now. Still have a revised workout Saturday and reporting to coach daily.
Monday - 1,100 yard OWS. Something like that anyway. I managed to use the pool setting for OWS, which doesn't work well.
Tuesday - 22 mile ride at Crown Hill cemetery.
Wednesday - 2,900 yard swim and 15.6 mile ride. I rode from the Benjamin Harrison Y into the state park and then did 6x the incline from Boy Scout Road to the gate with recovery back down.
Thursday - 17 mile ride in Hamilton County in the morning.
Friday - foot test walk in the morning, 2 mile walk, then 1 mile with 1 min run, 3 min walk. The foot is doing well. 2,950 yard swim after work.
Saturday - 16.4 mile ride followed by 3 mile run. The ride was good and the drizzle held off until I had the bike back on the car and was headed out to run. The run went well, three progressively faster miles with no pain. HR was a bit higher than desirable, but I think the dew point had a lot to do with that.
Sunday - 60 mile ride. There was some construction and I didn't feel obsessive enough about 100K to add on at the end.
The day before I met a friend for lunch and a tour of the recent developments in downtown Muncie. It was very cool, but I wasn't wearing the right shoes for it (flipflops)...I am too old for that crap. Then I checked in for the race, went to the athlete briefing, bought the things I needed/wanted, checked into the B&B, and then headed back into town for dinner. Then it was an early night.
In true form, Muncie was hot. The water temp was 82.6 which really meant no wetsuits (even though I don't compete for awards it means it's much too warm for me to not overheat and panic) and a slow swim. Worse than I imagined, but I kept my cool about it. Then I had a super great bike. It was fun and fast and I enjoyed it a lot. In transition I had a hard time getting my shoes on over my wet socks and there felt like a wrinkle on the bottom of my foot, but I didn't bother dealing with it. The first few miles of the run were fine. I was actually thinking there wasn't anything I would rather be doing on my birthday. After the turn I was still alive and doing ok, until about 8. Then I was slowing a bit, then I didn't feel great around 10. I spent the last 5K thinking I would feel better if I puked. The last mile was super rough. After I got on the grass and crossed the gravel path I ran into the finish. If I had hustled a bit more I could have had a 7:14+ time on 7/14, but alas 7:15:08. My second best time and on a rough day. Happy with it. I got my stuff and went to the car, checked messages and responded to a few, then headed home. There was a side trip to McDonald's to get unsweet tea and water, but otherwise straight home to get David and head to Blind Owl for my birthday party.
Sometime on Sunday I figured out that the ball of my foot was sore. Bruised or something. Mildly uncomfortable. Since we're within 90 days of IM I mentioned it to coach and my PT friends...and then I got put on injured reserve/no running. Boo. Threw off my week riding on Tuesday. And I got bummed. We determined my running shoes were probably dead. The thicker socks and wrinkle may have been a factor. Wearing unsupportive shoes when I'm not training probably hasn't helped. So I started icing it, wearing a boot to bed, and wearing my winter (supportive) shoes for work. It's helped and my foot feels fine now. Still have a revised workout Saturday and reporting to coach daily.
Monday - 1,100 yard OWS. Something like that anyway. I managed to use the pool setting for OWS, which doesn't work well.
Tuesday - 22 mile ride at Crown Hill cemetery.
Wednesday - 2,900 yard swim and 15.6 mile ride. I rode from the Benjamin Harrison Y into the state park and then did 6x the incline from Boy Scout Road to the gate with recovery back down.
Thursday - 17 mile ride in Hamilton County in the morning.
Friday - foot test walk in the morning, 2 mile walk, then 1 mile with 1 min run, 3 min walk. The foot is doing well. 2,950 yard swim after work.
Saturday - 16.4 mile ride followed by 3 mile run. The ride was good and the drizzle held off until I had the bike back on the car and was headed out to run. The run went well, three progressively faster miles with no pain. HR was a bit higher than desirable, but I think the dew point had a lot to do with that.
Sunday - 60 mile ride. There was some construction and I didn't feel obsessive enough about 100K to add on at the end.
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