It's getting to that time t-minus 11 weeks and counting to IMCDA and it's time to start turning up the bike mileage.
It was yet another cool day but thankfully the rain held off. I'm really looking forward to not having to put on layers and layers to head out on the bike but not today it was cold and the roads were wet and I really wasn't excited about riding today but consistency and hardwork will mean the difference between giving me a chance to qualify for Kona.
I headed out early as the forecast was for rain late in the day. I headed north along Juanita and back to Redmond via the trail before heading out along Lake Sammamish. I headed up and over the plateau and eventually up to Snoqualmie where I rode the climb up to the falls a couple times (faster each time by 20-25 seconds). I finished up the ride back up and over the plateau and back along Lake Sammamish and up and over Rose Hill to home.
It was one of my best rides of this distance not necessarily in time or speed (by no way slow) but in overall consistency in energy level. The ride ended up being 85 miles and just under 5 hours but my favorite part was the cadence at 91 average and my energy level.
I quickly transitioned to a 20 minute transition run and felt great. I threw in some high tempo pace in the middle of the run for 10 minutes and was clicking along at 6:40/mile pace and felt great (if only I feel like this on race day).
Overall a great day and confidence building workout now I can only hope for some dryer and warmer weather. Tomorrow my long run (2:20 on the schedule).
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