Today was our last day of prepping for St. Croix 70.3. 2 hour bike: 40 min warm-up 3 x 20 min @ half IM watts w/ 5 min EZ in between 1 hour transition run: 2 mile warm-up (10 sec walk each mile) 5 x 1 miles at half IM pace w/ 20 sec walk in between (Because of the difficulty of the St. Croix course, with the heat and hills, pacing on the bike and run will be primarily by effort and not based on watts, speed or min/miles. I love difficult courses because these races require proper pacing and patience and the top athletes are those who slow down the least, all while knowing how to race smart in the conditions given on race day). Yay - the training is officially done! All gear and nutrition has been practiced and perfected throughout months of training and today was the last opportunity to put everything together. It's far too common that athletes will welcome race week with months of miles and hours logged on Training Peaks but have no idea as ...
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