I've been suffering through a groin and a lower leg problem for the past few weeks, which means my run on Saturday will be pretty weak. Thankfully, it's only 6.4km which I should be able to get through without too many problems.
Still, I'm setting some high expectations for myself. I finished last year with a time of 1:55 (ish... my finish didn't get recorded) and even with my injuries, I want to take 15 minutes off that time. Here's how I expect to do it:
- Swim faster: I finished the swim in 21 minutes last year and this year I think I can get that down to somewhere between 16 and 18
- Don't lose shoe location after swim: there's a .5km run from the beach to T1 along the road, so they recommend leaving shoes on the beach for the run. I couldn't find mine last year.
- Power up the first hill: The course is damn hilly, and since I know I can't run, I'm going to gun it on the hills. I tried it this weekend and managed to finish the course 10 mins faster than last year, after cycling 30km.
- Do the run in 1km intervals: I found I can still run intervals fairly well, even though I can't run 3km straight. I figure 6 intervals at about 5 min/km should get me through the run in about 35 mins, which is about 5 mins faster than last year
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