Sunday, August 24, 2008

Made it safely to Amsterdam

Flight uneventful....Ann, myself and Ann's friend Bonnie made it safe to Amsterday today.

ITU World long course championships next Sunday, and feeling average, not really great but not bad either. Legs are a bit fatigued from 120 miles in 3 consecutive days this past week, chased with an 18 mile run in about 7:10 pace.

We'll get the bikes out tomorrow (Monday here) for a 3+ hour ride with a good long TT interval, after a morning 45 min run. Try to find a pool for a 4k swim Tuesday.

Rainy here and cool, low 60's for the high, and the rain like a mist...not really coming down hard.

So,
The course has been changed on the bike due to the increased number of athletes this year. There is about 2k of cobblestone but the remainder is flat and windy.

Who knows...on a decent day,
4k swim, about 1:05
120k bike (74 miles) in about 3:20
30k run (18.6 miles) in about 2:12
T1 and T2 about 6 minutes,

So, maybe around 6:40-6:45
Have no idea where that will place me. This time is about a 4:30 half ironman pace then with the added distances in the swim, bike, and run.