It has been one week since the end of the Great Western Trail 1/2 marathon. The Race photos are starting to come in. This is a shot on the left was taken at about the 5.5 mile mark. Thanks for the great shot J!
So how did I feel after the race?
Recovery went pretty smoothly. Sunday itself was a wash, despite walking an extra 4 miles in a parade that afternoon. I did have a wicked headache, but it was gone by Monday morning. Monday was a complete rest day. Tuesday I was back at it with a "Cardio Challenge" at work. A 1 mile sprint (5:57), 1500 meter row(6:12), 50 floor stair climb (6:30), and an 8 mile ride (11:35). So I must have been feeling good. Ahhh no.. I was wiped out, big time, afterward. Wednesday and Friday were off days again. I did attend a spin class on Thursday, but was not able to go as hard as usually.
All told, it was a good experience. We will see how it translates when the Spirit of Race 1/2 Ironman comes along. Finishing that race is a goal of course. I have to come up with a concrete goal for the race. I do not think its safe to believe I can hold a 7:39 pace for a 1/2 marathon after a 1.2 mile swim and a 56mile bike ride.
The interesting part of that Spirit of Racine race, is that 14 days later I will be participating in the Copperman sprint triathlon. The Copperman is quite likely to be a "just for fun" race. It complete depends on how fast I recover from the 1/2 ironman.
The photo at right, was taken at the finish line. Not a bad shot. It seems most finish line shots with me in it are dreadful. This shot also has a good view of the Team World Vision race shirt.
Now, its back to the training. More on that in the next post...
The Bike was a good ride. While more hills than I am used to. The sun was
not to bad, nor was the heat.
The Run was much more difficult that I had thought. Especially since the run is/was to be my strongest event. I finished the 1/2 marathon run in just under two hours. In all it was a good day. A tad bit of dizziness at the end. But nothing that some ice, fluids, and sitting down a bit couldn't fix.
miles completed of 2704 miles to Colombia
