So I should be finding out where I stand right now with my “Stress Tests”.  Its too bad that the weather doesn’t seem to care.  Each day in the morning its been raining which pretty much has put the kabosh on my tests.  In order for me to be able to do my workouts they either have to be in the mornings prior to work or late in the afternoons.  Almost everyone can agree that things always seem to pop up in the afternoons and thats when all the plans are made.  Hence its better to work out in the mornings which have been rained out.  Normally I’m able to do some training in the afternoons but yesterday and today have not been conducive at all due to prior obligations and the amount of time these efforts will take.

So tomorrow I’ll be doing my half-marathon running stress test and Sunday I’ll be doing my cycling.  This weekend is wide open and no matter what the weather does there should be a window of opportunity to get out on the road.  As a heads up its good to sometimes train in the rain, heat, etc. because you may encounter those conditions during the race.  If I were doing normal training routines I would’ve gone out anyway to get over the mental aspect of running/cycling in those conditions.  But these “tests” will be for major distances and I can’t risk getting blisters from wet socks, sick from exposure, etc.  I can’t risk blowing these last few weeks of training before the triathlon due to an avoidable injury.  I missed my first attempt at a triathlon due to a twisted ankle.

I have put in 18 miles on my trainer and a 5 mile run on these days so they’re not a total loss, just not the half-Ironman distances.

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