IMLC DNS
So close yet so far.
With just over one week to IMLC I caught a URI.
With 6 days to go I woke up with what felt like PNA prompting me to start abx and pull the plug on the race.
Training was nearly spot on with a wonderful build and terrific peaking! I stayed healthy throughout the winter despite be surrounded by URIs
Did a 5hr ride that surpassed my IMAZ bike numbers with a HR 10 BMP lower than similar long rides.
The swim build was a bit low on volume but threw down some of my fastest intervals to date.
Overall in past few months I set training best with 5hr ride power avg 221, and 30x100 interval @76, Ran 3 weeks in a row >40mls
Watching the race lit a new fire in me!
I would like to think I had what it took to qualify for Kona however the bike elevation was 6x IMAZ. If I was racing AZ then if I had what it took and then some, but this was different.
Hills and heat kill big men.
My wt came down nicely to 179lbs 8 days out, but here lies the elephant in the room. I am a big guy!
IF I want to race fast I need to loose wt! Loosing body fat will get me so far however it will not me the entire way there.
The plan
170!!!
Sounds crazy, however...
It is possible!!!
March 2012 I got down to 176. Not that far off.
No Coke
Stopped drinking coke and the wt seemed much easier to control
Less Protein
I consume a lrg amount of protein. Cut down from 2 scoops to 1 and (only after very demanding workouts where recovery for the next day is key)
Lots of veggies
This is nothing new and I think with the above improvements my regular diet but consuming less overall will get me there.
