VR21 Completed

Completed VR21 -- an Olympic distance event.  I was able to put down my fastest 10K (& 5K in the same run), so happy about that.  The next Ironman VR event is called "Kona Speed Block"

"With your 2:48:09, you finished 701st out of 1,162 finishers and 179st out of 274 in your Age Group."

Week 25: August 20, 2020

Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Run 🏃	Run 🏃	Bike 🚴	Bike 🚴	Bike 🚴/ Run 🏃	Run 🏃	Off
5K	Interval - 10	20M	20M	45	5K
				23
Done	Done	22M	25M	Done	5k	Off

(Read more about my 🏊🚴🏃training plan here.)

Have a look at my week in review.

This was a recovery week.  I adjusted my bike -- seat higher and moved back.  With it more comfortable (& friendlier to my knees), I rode longer than my usual recovery distances. 

August 20: 5K



August 21: Interval



August 22: 22M



August 23: 25M



August 24: Brick





August 24: 5K

Week 24: August 13, 2020

Run 🏃	Run 🏃	Bike 🚴	Bike 🚴	Bike 🚴/ Run 🏃	Run 🏃	Off
47	Interval	22M	22M	60	5K
				30
5K	VR 19 - Short	VR 19 - Bike	VR 19 - Long	45 / 23	Bike	Off

(Read more about my 🏊🚴🏃training plan here.)

Have a look at my week in review.

August 13: 5K



August 14: VR 19 - Short



August 15: VR 19 - Bike



August 16: VR 19 - Long



August 17: Brick





August 18: Bike

VR 19 Completed

Completed VR19 this week: An Olympic distance event.

"With your 2:50:22, you finished 777th out of 1,232 finishers and 169th out of 260 in your Age Group."

Week 23: August 6, 2020

Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Run 🏃	Run 🏃	Bike 🚴	Bike 🚴	Bike 🚴/ Run 🏃	Run 🏃	Off
47	Interval	22M	22M	60	5K
				30
5K	VR 18 - Short	Race	VR 18	Bike	Bike	Off

(Read more about my 🏊🚴🏃training plan here.)

Have a look at my week in review.

This week included an actual race and a virtual race (a sprint distance).  Tough but fun.

August 6: 5K



August 7: VR 18 - Short



August 8: Race Day

August 9: VR 18 - Long / Bike
(Treated this like my brick)





August 10: Bike



August 11: Bike

Vincentown Super Sprint / VR18 : Completed

My first real triathlon -- a super sprint.

I placed 90/182.  9/12 in my division and 65/107 in my sex.

My splits were interesting (at least to me).  Swim:  5:32 (103/182); T1: 2:29 (95/182); Bike: 19:43 (93/182); T2: 1:23 (116/182); Run: 11:12 (55/182).

Happy with the swim (since it was my first real swim of the year).  Thought I'd do better on the bike.  Surprised by the run.  Improvement to be made on the transitions.



I also completed VR18 the same weekend.  I'm okay with my results.  The long-run was tough since I ran it after the bike the day after my super sprint.

"With your 1:33:27, you finished 987th out of 1,324 finishers and 199th out of 271 in your Age Group."

Week 22: July 30, 2020

Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Run 🏃	Run 🏃	Bike 🚴	Bike 🚴	Bike 🚴/ Run 🏃	Run 🏃	Off
47	Interval	22M	22M	60	5K
				30
5K	VR 17 - Short	VR 17 - Bike	VR 17 - Long	Bike 22	45 / 23	Off

(Read more about my 🏊🚴🏃training plan here.)

Have a look at my week in review.

This week included a 5150 distance virtual race (VR17).  I'm happy with my results.  The two days after the long run were a bit painful.  The recovery day is very welcome.

July 30:  5K



July 31:  VR 17 - Short

August 1:  VR 17 - Bike

August 2:  VR 17 - Long

August 3:  Bike

August 4:  Bike / Run

(I rode inside due to the poor weather forecast.)

Ironman VR17 - Completed

This was my best showing for a 5150 distance VR event.  Three events and three personal bests.

I shaved off over 14 minutes from my previous best (VR15).  Over an hour better than my first attempt VR6.  (Although, to be fair, for the long run I had stomach pain.)

"With your 2:46:26, you finished 658th out of 1,100 finishers and 157th out of 255 in your Age Group."

This weekend is a sprint distance, and I'm also signed up for a 'super sprint'.  Hopefully, I can do both.