Training now

Well its 5 weeks from Boston and I feel pretty darn good. The miles are back up and the calf is fine. Today I will start out with a fast 3.1 for the St. Pats 5K and then onto 17.0 more at a more manageable pace. Today is my second of 4, 20 milers and I am looking forward to just being outside. The weather still has been cold and that just puts a damper on training. I don't mind running in the cold, but I feel much stronger physically, and mentally when its warmer. Most folks complain about training in the heat, I on the other hand love it hot. Bring it on mother nature...

Swims are going great. I feel that the 4 days a week in the pool have been paying off and the races this year I hope to reflect just that. 3-4 master swim workouts a week and on occasion a Sunday long easy swim have me feeling more confident that my times during the swim portion of my races will dramatically kill the last couple of race swim times.

Biking will pick up and has too. I have been outside 1 time and that was a short ride, about 45 minutes but I did hill repeats. Riding on the trainer a few times a week isn't going to cut it, but the rides I have been doing are all strength rides, pushing big gears at medium cadence rate.

Post race ritual is in full swing today. Eat,relax, get ready and run.

Train hard, train smart