Endurance Turtle A journey through this turtles triathlon adventures

We are a little over a month out from the Pasadena Triathlon, I registered last week and now I have to get serious. While this is a very fun race to do, and is only a sprint, I want to make sure I do well. So I need to kick up the training! I started last night by running around the bowl, it took me 37 minutes (which is too long) so I need to get my running up to speed (no pun intended…okay…maybe a little one)

This weekend I am going to go over to the bowl and do a reverse brick. I will run around the bowl, then hop on my bike and do a couple of laps. Last year at the Pasadena Tri, when I got off the bike in transition I got a HORRIBLE cramp in my leg and I would like to avoid that this year! I think if I hadn’t been delayed by that cramp, I might have placed. So this year is redemption!

Also, the bike will be outfitted for triathlons now. I took off the tri bars for the winter, so I will put those back on. I also have a new addition this year, and that is the wheel covers that I won at the PTC end of year party! The idea is not to really train in them, but to put them on for race day. For safety’s sake, I will do at least one ride with them on so I know what it feels like. Having disc covers can change how your bike handles if there is any bit of wind. And I don’t want to end up falling…because that would suck.

I also need to get into the pool, it has been a while…However, I am not too concerned with this considering that the swim is only 150 meters which is 3 lengths of the olympic size pool at the Rose Bowl. Last year I did the swim in 4:24, and that was probably mostly running to the pool limping (because of the cramp) and all the people getting in my way at the walls (which I will have a strategy for this year).

So Pasadena Tri goals are:

Run - 30 minutes (way lofty goal!)

Bike - 30 minutes (I think I can hit that)

T2 - 1 minute

Swim - 4 minutes

Total Time – 1:05 or 1:10 (i would be happy with either number!)

Here are last years numbers:

At this point, anything would be an improvement from last year!

Let the training commence!