So today I finished my last major workout before the Over the Mountain Triathlon. I have three 20 minute workouts of each sport left, but those are basically just going through the motions. Very very easy sessions then the big day.
Today was a 1300 yard swim. I tried simulating the race conditions as much as possible. I did a main set of 800 yards, with a 300 warm up and a 200 cool down. For the main set, I did the first 150 really hard, then tried to settle into an easy pace. I was breathing very heavy after the 150 but was able to settle in and had no problem completely the distance. I have no idea what my time was since I can't seem to really count my laps without my watch. But mainly my goal was to go really hard, then settle in to a comfortable pace. I think I will go with this strategy on saturday, but it is a long race, and I did have those breathing problems last time. But at least this time I'll know that I"ll be able to settle down and control my breathing better.
Last year my time was 3:16:52. This year my goal is to crack 3:10:00. I believe I can shave 6 minutes off my run and 5 from my swim. So that makes my dream time around 3:05:00.
My next post will likely be my race report.
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