Italia!
We got back from Italy a few hours ago (that’s us, enjoying Gelatto in Montepulciano). It was a great, GREAT vacation. I’ll write more about the trip next week, but we spent most of the time just relaxing. It was Capri, Tuscany and Rome. We walked a lot, read by the pool a lot, ate A LOT and just spent our time doing whatever we wanted. It was awesome. I’m pretty tired, but we’re headed to Philly tomorrow for the triathlon on Sunday, and since I didn’t write at all while we were away, I wanted to update the blog tonight.
As far as my training went, in the 12 days that we were gone (including travel days), I actually got in a fair amount of training. I did eight training sessions – I ran about 46 miles and swam about 8,600 yards. I didn’t bike at all, but that’s fine. And today, after we got home, picked up Charlie and unpacked, Elizabeth and I went out for a short run. Elizabeth actually ran a couple times while we were in Italy and her knee is doing OK. It’s still not perfect, but at least she’s able to run a little bit.
Tomorrow morning, we’re driving to Philly to check in for the triathlon and then we’re headed to Reid’s parents’ place for a pre-race barbeque. We have a group of around 25 people doing the race. It should be a fun weekend.
In Siena:
At the Trevi Fountain in Rome:
Swim – June 13
Distance: 2,200 yards
Time: 41 minutes
Run – June 14
Distance: 15 miles
Time: 2:01
Average heart rate: 149
Course: Around Capri and then through Anacapri to Faro and back
Conditions: Sunny and hot
Swim – June 15
Distance: 3,125 yards
Time: 1:00
Run – June 16
Distance: 3.6 mile run
Time: 30 minutes
Average heart rate: 144
Course: Villa to Montepulciano Stazione and back
Conditions: Hot and sunny
Run – June 17
Distance: 11+ miles
Time: 1:30
Average heart rate: 157
Course: Villa around Gracciano up hill to Montepulciano and back
Conditions: Hot and sunny
Swim – June 18
Distance: 3,300 yards
Time: 1:00
Run – June 19
Distance: 3.6 miles
Time: 30 minutes
Average heart rate: 149
Course: Villa to Montepulciano Stazione and back
Conditions: Hot and sunny
Run – June 20
Distance: 13.25 miles
Time: 1:45
Average heart rate: 156
Course: Villa through Tuscan countryside – Stazione, Abbadia, Torrita di Siena
Conditions: Really hot and sunny!
Run – June 22
Distance: 5 miles
Time: 41:44
Average heart rate: 141
Course: West Side Highway
Conditions: Warm and windy