Countdown to FullRev
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
I just crossed off the last workout of the last training block of the last peak phase before the FullRev at Cedar Point.
This weekend was another long lonely set or workouts. Saturday was a solid 110 mile bike and 2 mile BRick run. Today was a hilly 4.5 hour hilly hike.
I’m feeling strong and ready for race day. Actually, I’m feeling sorta invincible. It has become a common occurance for me to come home from a workout and start flexing and grunting for Sam in the middle of the living room. She just rolls her eyes, but I think it is hilarious. I think I’m looking all fit and glistening in sweat, but in reality I’m just stinking up the whole living room.
But now all the major workouts are in the books. There is nothing left to do but slowly taper for race day. No cramming, just slowly dialing back the length and bumping up the intensity of my workouts, but keeping the frequency. I even got some sweet new race day kicks from Saucony. Check ‘em out. Super comfortable and they are going to keep my feet nice and comfortable to rock the marathon.
Here are the 5 things that I’m going to focus on over the next month:
- Sleep – I’ve been doing a lot of early morning workouts so that I can actually see Sam between when work gets out and when I go to sleep. I can’t remember the last time that I didn’t have the alarm set to 5:xx am.
- Eat Right – I’ve been pretty good about keeping my diet in check, but that is going to be extra important over the next month. I’ve gotten pretty lean over the last month or two. I’m hoping to keep that going so that I don’t have any muffin top peeking out under my tri shorts in my race pictures.
- Race Visualization – This will be a biggie. I have to hone my top secret attack plan for race day and go over it until I can recite it forwards and backwards at 145 bpm.
- Get my man cave in order – I’m the most organized when all my gear is in order. Plus, it will help me make sure everything is right where it needs to be come race day. Not to mention that the downtube on my bike apparently has dried worms or some crap stuck to it. That needs to get taken care of ASAP. Plus, a good chain degresing and lubing wouldn’t hurt either.
- Stretch, Yoga and Massage – I’ve beaten up my body lately, especially over the last three weeks. With that comes a lot of knots, kinks and tweaks. Especially in my left hamstring, so you better believe that sucker is going to get some extra TLC. My new favorite massage therapist, Sam Peck, should be expecting a call. Any Boston friends in need of some poking and prodding, definitely hit up www.soarbody.com, but not until I make my appointment!
Anything I’m missing here?
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