Friday October 1oth was test day on the old NSR Duathlon course. It has been about 8 weeks since my last test on the same course. I have mixed emotions about this test as I felt slow and not 100%. I did the test after work and did not do a great job of keeping up with my hydration at work today. The good news is that I bested my time from 8 weeks ago by 40 secs on the run and 45 secs on the ski. That is pretty impressive for not feeling very good during the effort.
Training has gone pretty well over the past couple months. Not impressive by any means but acceptable for a dad, husband, and full time employee. I've been trying not to worry about missed workouts and just try to focusing on getting in some training whenever I can. That usually works out to around 4 days a week. Lately I've been hitting it pretty hard when I do get out due my low volume. It's fun getting out and going hard and trying to best times from the old days on way less training. The main thing I have been missing from the schedule has been a longer run or ski workout. If I do get out for 2hrs its usually on the bike. I'll have to work on that this fall as the snow gets closer I need to build up to some 2hr skis and maybe a run or two. I've done well with intensity over the last couple months, now I must focus the next 6 weeks on endurance and then in December turn the focus back to intensity. I was going to race a few cyclocross races in the next month but I'm wondering if that will distract me too much from my main goal? We'll see...
I'm hoping for a good winter as I'm looking forward to my 5 Mich Cup races I have planned for the 2009 season. Need to stay healthy and focus on the goal in the next couple months. Work stress and uncertainty in the economy will also play a factor in the next few weeks. Need to focus on diet and sleep.
My planned races for this season are:
1. Holiday Classic
2. Chestnut Valley FS
3. Garland Classic
4. Hanson Hills Classic
5. Mich Cup Sprints FS
6. Mich Cup Relays
My goal is five races plus the relays. These races fit in the best with my training. They are short and outside the first 2 they are easy day trips from home. The first 2 fall into my 2 week X-mas break and this should make getting to the races alittle easier. We shall see...now get out and SKI!
