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Major Motivation Issues

Wow. I’m struggling to get going right now.

This morning I was up pretty early but did everything I could think of to avoid going out for my morning run. I wasted more than two hours screwing around on-line, doing some work that didn’t really need doing and generally just stalling. I did finally go for my run – 12.3 miles at sub-7:40 pace – but it wasn’t much fun. I’ve been tired for the last few days. Really tired. The type of tired that makes me want to sit down in the shower, tired. I guess all my training is finally catching up with me and this is exactly why you taper for a race. I’ve got 17 days to go and only a few more workouts of any real intensity or length. Thank goodness.

Brick – August 8
Total Time: 6:08
Bike:
Distance: 80.2 miles
Time: 5:04
Average heart rate: Not working
Course: PCH, up Decker, down Mulholland, up Latigo, down Kanan, back
Transition Time: 3:42
Run:
Distance: 7.75 miles
Time: 1:00
Course: Santa Monica
Conditions: Sunny and nice for most of ride, hot (70’s) for run

Run – August 9
Distance: 7.4 miles
Time: 53 minutes
Course: West Hollywood, Beverly Hills
Conditions: Sunny and nice, mid-60’s

LA Tri Club Griffith Park Brick – August 11
Total Time: 2:19
Bike:
Distance: 19.4 miles
Time: 1:11:28
Average heart rate: 126
Transition Time: 12:47
Run:
Distance: 7.1 miles
Time: 54:38
Average heart rate: 148

Swim – August 12
Distance: 3,827 yards (3,500 meters)
Time: 1:18

Indoor bike – August 12
Time: 2:00
Average heart rate: 104

Run #1 – August 12
Distance: 12.3 miles
Time: 1:34
Average heart rate: 146
Course: Highland Park, Hollywood, West Hollywood
Conditions: Hazy, low-70’s