Near Perfect Training Week

If there is such a thing, last week would come pretty damn close to it. I spent the week in and around Austin swimming, biking, and running. First off, I was pumped to get on my new Tri bike, a 2011 Cervelo P3! Thank you so much to Austin Tricyclist for doing such a great job in setting up the bike. It is a real beauty. At first I couldn't hold the aero position. It's been about 2 months since I've ridden in aero and my muscles had slowly atrophied away to where I could only hold the aero position for maybe 10 minutes at a time, but by Friday I had no trouble staying down. My favorite days of the week were Tuesday and Thursday. Each started with a FAST run workout, followed by a SLOW bike workout. Saddly, I could only participate for this one week, otherwise I would have loved to make these runs apart of my weekly routine. I would finish up the day with an easy swim at Big Stacy Pool. This is the only free pool that I know of open year round. The only issue is that it is a 33yd pool. That doesn't covert to anything easily for me so I always feel I am going so slow. The whole week just flew by and before I knew it, it was already time to head back to Katy for Christmas. All I had was 20 miles left to reach 200 miles for the week, but strong winds, cold, and then non-stop rain for 2 days kept me inside. In the end, it worked out well. I read the Girl with a Dragon Tatoo in 2 days, and had a great Christmas with my family. I hope everyone else is having a great Christmas Break! Merry Christmas