The Tri for Joe duathlon is this Saturday...tomorrow. This week leading up to it has consisted of a hilly 5K on Sunday, a 33 mile bike ride on Tuesday, and a 2.2 mile run last night. Sounds like an OK week, but I think I've screwed things up a bit in terms of tapering/resting.
After the missed run on Wednesday, I still felt I needed to get in an easy one before the duathlon. So I went a couple miles from my house last night, in the rain, which was nice. 2.2 miles in 22 minutes and my breathing was totally easy and I felt like I was just out for a nice jog.
I really felt I needed to loosen up because I seem to be having some bad soreness from the bike ride Tuesday. This is the most sore I've been in a while! My knees are really really sore :( They just ache, both of them equally. Sometimes the left one more when I move it in certain positions. I'm popping Advil and will probably ice them tonight. And I'm trying to drink a lot of water today. On top of that, my shins hurt (tight calves from the bike?), my quads hurt (I think I can blame that on kickball sprinting and having to kick every 5th turn or whatever) and my back hurts. WTF. I spent some time on the EFR this morning, getting into positions I've never been on it. I hope it helps. Adding yet another layer, I've been battling low blood sugar issues all week - I think the bike ride set it off all bad or something. I'm clearly learning how to eat and refuel for longer bike rides, and I guess I just haven't figured it all out yet.
So, in summary, I'm kind of NOT rested for the duathlon, lol. Not sure what to expect. I am still going to try to do my best and hope I can feel OK with GUs and gatorade and Advil. Should be interesting!!
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