It's been 8days since IM Canada. I've had a nasty cold/cough since the less-than-stellar race day. I've been trying to get my health back, spend time with Theresa and Donovan and take care of some home chores. It's been great so far, and has helped me not dwell too much about last week.
Here are some of my reflections from 8days ago:
*My swim is improving. I'm happy with my 59min swim, as I swam half of it on my own. It was just like long-swim training day. I need to be more assertive on race day so I stay in the right pack for better times. Keep working on it.
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*Take time in T1 to dress according to the weather. Full finger gloves, arm warmers and vest kept me at a nice operating temperature most of the day. I don't care if I looked like a fashion train-wreck.
*Difficult to say if I was already sick on race morning. Bottomline is, my engine shut down 2hrs into the ride. This requires some investigative work....
Green=power, Red=Heart Rate, Pink=Speed, Purple=Air Temperature
*No matter how crappy your race is going, keep pushing. Be grateful you are able to be out there, and when things aren't going well, learn what you can to have a better show next time.
*No matter how crappy your race is going, keep pushing. DNFs leave big empty holes, and Donovan loves all finisher's hats and/or medals you give him.
JC
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