2021 Totals As of November 7 |
So I watched on TV. Tracked, and cheered for, people I know. But missed being there a lot.
I have not been been training much since Atlantic City, but two weeks ago I popped a 10K plan in Training Peaks. I do not have any triathlons scheduled for quite awhile - in fact the only one is North Carolina next October because I deferred from this year.
The next race up is running. In February. So I am focusing on running. Which is clearly my worst of the three sports in triathlon. Actually cycling is not stellar. My swimming is okay - I actually like swimming. If there is one place I have a fighting chance not to finish last, it is usually the swim. Or tying my shoes in T2. It seems I am the reverse of most triathlon participants 😁 Of course my swimming has taken a hit with Covid. This year I was only able to tie myself to the fence twice to do some swimming. And I had started 2020 strong with 25,000 yards in January and almost 20,000 in February. Oh well.
I have also been having a bit tougher time this year. I did the math. Since May 2020 I have had #chemotherapy 247 days. Since the drug trial started I have had 100 days out of the last 105, give or take, with the only break when my blood work was so bad I could not be given the drugs. It is building up and recovery is a bit tougher. The first week of each three week cycle is the worst because that includes the extra tougher drug, and I was bouncing back by 10 days into each 21 day cycle. Now it is taking over two weeks. So it takes a lot more effort to get on the trainer or the treadmill. But I keep on doing it. I am hoping that in a week or two of the 10K training will kick in.
During all of this I check yearly totals now and again. And I saw I was closing in on last year's totals. (Excluding swimming ;) ) The miles I did on the treadmill today put me over the top. I biked and ran more this year than I did in 2020 (and I have not been on the bike trainer in 2 weeks :) )
Compared to the totals of pretty much everyone in triathlon, they are not the most impressive. But I am still happy.
Anyway in 2018 I was able to do a 2-1/2 bike trainer ride, put on my Hokas and run an hour and a half at a 11:15 pace or so for an hour and a half. I am about 6 minutes per mile slower now. On a treadmill. For a half-hour.
Hoping I can update things in a month or so saying the running training is kicking back in :)
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