September however started with a bang: big training block starting with a 20 mile run last day of August, then the New Haven 20k, another long run, triathlon, and continued threshold training.
The last long run was actually yesterday, partially with the Brickyard group. This was followed by a swim in the afternoon at 2:00/100y pace, bike this am and topped off by another race- the Union Tavern Trot in Windsor.
Thanks to MapQuest I was totally lost and arrived with 10 minutes to register and line up. So no warm up, 0- Zone 5 a matter of minutes. I didn't have "it" and could only hold Zone 5a today, but I am sure I got the training effect. I realize my 5k is always going to be subpar because I never train for that distance, never taper for the race, and use it primarily for training purposes.
Incidentally I just happened to run into Tracy there. We will try to use her Garmin data from the race to establish some zones.
Also I wore #740 today, the second time this summer. My other 740 was worn in ironman lake placid, the photo is of today's # with my IM wristband. I did a little better with this 740 placewise- #2 AG.
But truthfully the other 740 means so much more to me. A decent race is just that, but a DNF is like your personal key to a treasure map. Without it, I kinda knew what I wanted but was not exactly sure how to get there, now I see the way!
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