After getting home last night at 2:30am in the morning I got up after 9am and went for a run. The temperature was 73 degrees not too bad. I started slow with a 7:40 mile then picked it up a bit, because I was really hungry and wanted to get back home and fill my empty hole. I gradually got faster 7:02, 6:45, 6:40, 6:29. I wanted the last mile to be somewhere in the 5 minute range for the last one 5:50 It was a good run for being real tired, but it will be my only run today. After work I'm going to ride my Tri Bike on the Pocatello Tri Course (12 miles), to get ready for Saturday. Then tomorrow after work I'm going to do on last swim to feel somewhat confident. This is not really a competiton for me I'm really doing it for fun, so I probably won't push the 5k that hard in the run. This weeks running total won't be in the high range, but I could always use a step back week. I always find myself pushing harder that my training is just not good enough for what I want to achieve. I'm very disappointed that I haven't got more track work, but it's too late now for the Poky marathon. Maybe a step back week will be the best training step I've taken leading into the August 30th marathon. I think as a runner were always second guessing ourselves, that if I would have done it this way the outcome could have been better or worse. Peaking at the right time is such a key factor in a race, and I really hope it will be for me on August 30th. Evening I biked the Pocatello Tri course and average 20.5 mph over 13 miles. I will count this as 4 miles because it felt like a four mile run. The first 6 and half miles were in a stiff wind and it was tough. Not much more to say but I'm tired.
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