Sunday, July 19: At the cabin again. Early morning ride before church. Beautiful day - calm winds, a little cool (upper 40's at the start, warming to upper 50's by the end). Rode from Pine River to Baxter and back on the trail. 51 miles in 2:27, around 20.8 mph average speed. Felt good. 51 miles biking, 2:27
Monday, July 20: Busy day at work today. Lots of things going on. Ran 5 miles in the pouring rain at 9:30 p.m. Got soaking wet! Felt OK. 5 miles running, 37 minutes.
Tuesday, July 21: Another busy day at work. Getting ready for the upcoming meeting in Alaska, as well as a number of other fires to fight. It's good, though. Swam a mile in the evening, then went home and spent some time with the kids before biking just before dark. Had a wonderful ride! I went from my house to Prinsburg via Hwy 23 and CR 1, 13.5 miles each way. I thought I had a very slight tailwind on the way to Prinsburg and was averaging around 23 mph, so I was preparing to suffer a slower speed on the way back. However, it turns out that I was faster on the way home, and felt great. Averaged 23.3 mph for the 26.2 mile trip. I had to run the last 0.8 miles in bare feet as I got a flat on my front tire less than a mile away from my home. Good thing it happened today and not during the race this coming weekend! This was one of my fastest training rides, and it felt good. 1 mile swimming, 26 miles biking at 23.3 mph average speed, 1 mile running - 1:51 total time.
Wednesday, July 22: Had another good day at work. Golfed with my friend Brad in the evening. Had a great time and great conversation. I shot a 40 on the 9 holes, which is pretty good for me, considering I don't golf much anymore. Swam and ran at night, and some light weights. 0.7 miles swimming, 6 miles running, 30 minutes weights - 1:35 total time
Thursday, July 23: Easy ride in the evening, 26 miles. Strong winds, but still averaged around 22 mph. Felt strong.
Friday, July 24: Swim 35 minutes over lunch. 1 mile. Felt good. 35 minutes, 1 mile swimming.
Saturday, July 25: Short ride and transition run, followed by some weight training. Quick preparation before race. Felt a little sore as I had lifted quite a bit yesterday helping some friends move. The ride still went well, and the run felt good. Averaged 21.1 mph on the ride in some very strong winds, and 6:40 pace for the 2-mile transition run. 12 miles biking in 33 minutes, 2 miles running in 13:12, and 30 minutes weights. In the afternoon, we drove to the cities for the Chisago Lakes Half Ironman tomorrow. Spent some time with the kids in the pool at the hotel Saturday night while Heather went shopping. Had a great time with the kids. Feeling OK about the race on Sunday. Total time = 1:16
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