August Numbers

After looking back at the history of my rides, August 2013 saw the most times in the saddle.  I had a total of 20 rides.  I think my next closest, in the last 3 years, was around 15 or 16.  These rides were shorter, the longest was 32.37, but the volume resulted in fairly impressive total.  In fact, the total miles for this month would have been 6th most in 2010 and 2nd most in 2012 (both IMAZ training years).  Since the TTT, next week, is only 40K, there isn't any real reason to put in huge miles or take even more time away from the family.  I've split my time evenly (totally not planned) between the tri bike and the MTB!  I've had exactly 10 rides on each.  I can definitely feel that I am stronger on the tri bike and can directly relate that to my time on the MTB.  The natural intervals of MTB, the climbing, and the rough terrain, have definitely helped in my strength.  I also feel that the Beta-Alanine, Kre-Alkalyn, and Optygen stack is doing its job as well.  Ultimately, I feel very strong right now and am ready to put in a solid performance for the team.  Oh, as for swimming, I was in the pool only 4 times. 

Here are the monthly numbers:

AUGUST 2010 TOTALS (IMAZ 2010 TRAINING YEAR):
SWIM = 15750 yards
BIKE = 249.45 miles  
RUN = 39.72 miles

AUGUST 2011 TOTALS:
SWIM = 22891 yards  
BIKE = 342.96 miles  
RUN = 63.86 miles 
 
AUGUST 2012 TOTALS (IMAZ 2012 TRAINING YEAR):
SWIM = 19715 yards
BIKE = 384.58 miles
RUN = 81.51 miles
 
AUGUST  2013 TOTALS:
SWIM = 12000 yards
BIKE = 485.10 miles (tri 307.43 & 177.67 MTB)
RUN = 0 miles

Go Dback. Seriously, GO!

No, I'm not talking about the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team, I'm talking about the Diamondback Rattlesnake that was coiled on the side of the trail this morning.  He wasn't too happy that we were bombing down the trail in his hood, so he quickly let us know with a very distinct, and loud, rattle!  "They" say that, for every one rattlesnake that you see, there are six near by that you don't see.  Yikes!  Luckily all four of us saw this fella, dismounted, took some pics, and quickly walked our rigs AROUND him.