Perhaps, when the going gets tough, my inner technophobe comes out and takes control. Anyway, I've been so busy at work, and with trying to get my training done, that I've lost track of almost everything else. This is tough! Of course, I've let my training log slip, but I have been keeping my Garmin Connect calendar up to date. The main problem with that is that I've got a good idea of how my weeks need to progress, training-wise, but I've actually lost track of which week I'm in. In fact, I'm going to go check now...
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Week 9?
Anyway, my training volume is just about on track, even if I'm deviating from the plan I'm on in terms of exact workouts. I've had a bad swim week (or two) as well. The pool keeps rather short hours, and I haven't always been able to get out of work in time for more than a 20 minute swim. Of course, I didn't take the 20 minute option, I just did something else. That needs to change! I must swim more often and I must increase my weekly distance. The running is going well -- I have a trail half-marathon next weekend that'll be a litmus test for progress there. The cycling is going well too -- I'd been missing bike volume, but I've been upping that well and really I have no worries about the bike.
Which reminds me... since the last entry here, I rode the Santa Fe Century. That's a really nice ride. This year was great weather. There was a headwind for the first 50 miles or so, but not as bad as previous years. I also ran into a few people I knew, so I started feeling a bit more of a local! I rode the century with a friend from work (whose training consisted of mountain biking at lunch a few times a week), and we took it easy with some generous breaks. Still, we got round in about 7hr25 (for 102 miles), and had a "moving time" of 6hr17. Now, that's slower than I would want for an Ironman bike leg, but we took the ride fairly easy. Also, the Ironman is still 15(?) weeks away.
Now all I have to do is try to schedule something to regain a bt of vision by then. My left eye really isn't doing anything for me any more. My cataract is taking my vision (in that eye) down to 20/200 and there's some macular edema coming back that's making it even worse (past a certain point it doesn't make much difference though). So I need to get a new implant to control the edema, then I need to get another cataract surgery. Oh Joy! I do get to see a specialist in Albuquerque next week though, so hopefully she'll have something useful to tell me. I have to say that my expectations are currently quite low.
Anyway, time for breakfast and work...
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