Once upon a time in Tucson, AZ there was a group of triathletes who woke up at 5:00am for the 5:12 pot of coffee. They did not pull the pot before 5:12am because the scary camp director, JD said he would turn them into newts.
After coffee and some of Monsy's baked goods the campers went to the trail head for a short 45min run to start the day. The sun was rising along with the temps and all was good.
After second breakfast (as most the campers are hobbits) everyone went to the pool for a lovely 5500yd swim. The swim consisted of 5x500, 4x400, 3x300, 2x200, and 100 cool down. Gordo, the assistant camp director, decided that it would be lots of fun to throw in a hard 100yd sprint during one of the 300s as well as a 200 IM for the last 200. Coach AC won the 200 with a strong and marvelous effort. The campers suffered, cramped, and some even became dizzy...and all was good.
For the final workout the campers hopped on their steeds to head out for a 50 mile ride. The 50 mile ride actually turned out to be 50 miles. The campers were shocked and awed. After a leisurely and friendly warm up NYC Anthony decided to attack. Gordo went with him and I was left with Dan "Abe Lincoln" Dungan, JD, and a few others. An organized paceline was formed, hard work was done by all but the catch was not made until the first rest station at the Urban Assault Vehicle. After a hasty stop at the UAV, Gordo, NYC, and Abe took off and I was left alone. I worked hard to bridge the gap and soon after found myself pulling the group for awhile.
Yada, yada, yada, bike, bike, bike, pedal, pedal, pedal, check my watts, good, bring out your dead, I'm not dead yet, eat and drink we came to the incline leading up to Gates Pass. First JD put in a good surge and opened a gap. NYC didn't go. Then Gordo closed the gap and I went with Gordo. Abe and NYC were left behind, JD fell back after a bit to help out Abe and NYC (JD is a GOOD guy) and Gordo and I climbed to the top of Gates Pass. All was good. We took it home from there, made EAS Whey protein shakes and lived happily ever after...until tomorrow.
For those of you playing along at home, we have put in a touch over 20hrs of training these first 4 days of camp with 13,500yds of swimming, about 250mi of biking, and a civilized 12 miles of running.
After coffee and some of Monsy's baked goods the campers went to the trail head for a short 45min run to start the day. The sun was rising along with the temps and all was good.
After second breakfast (as most the campers are hobbits) everyone went to the pool for a lovely 5500yd swim. The swim consisted of 5x500, 4x400, 3x300, 2x200, and 100 cool down. Gordo, the assistant camp director, decided that it would be lots of fun to throw in a hard 100yd sprint during one of the 300s as well as a 200 IM for the last 200. Coach AC won the 200 with a strong and marvelous effort. The campers suffered, cramped, and some even became dizzy...and all was good.
For the final workout the campers hopped on their steeds to head out for a 50 mile ride. The 50 mile ride actually turned out to be 50 miles. The campers were shocked and awed. After a leisurely and friendly warm up NYC Anthony decided to attack. Gordo went with him and I was left with Dan "Abe Lincoln" Dungan, JD, and a few others. An organized paceline was formed, hard work was done by all but the catch was not made until the first rest station at the Urban Assault Vehicle. After a hasty stop at the UAV, Gordo, NYC, and Abe took off and I was left alone. I worked hard to bridge the gap and soon after found myself pulling the group for awhile.
Yada, yada, yada, bike, bike, bike, pedal, pedal, pedal, check my watts, good, bring out your dead, I'm not dead yet, eat and drink we came to the incline leading up to Gates Pass. First JD put in a good surge and opened a gap. NYC didn't go. Then Gordo closed the gap and I went with Gordo. Abe and NYC were left behind, JD fell back after a bit to help out Abe and NYC (JD is a GOOD guy) and Gordo and I climbed to the top of Gates Pass. All was good. We took it home from there, made EAS Whey protein shakes and lived happily ever after...until tomorrow.
For those of you playing along at home, we have put in a touch over 20hrs of training these first 4 days of camp with 13,500yds of swimming, about 250mi of biking, and a civilized 12 miles of running.
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