Independence Day!

Weight: 211.5 (really, no good movement at all)
Recent workouts: Swim 1.5 miles, Run 13.1 Miles, Cycle 40 miles (not on the same day!)

Independence Day is upon us!  (That's July 4th for those of you outside of the US).  This should be a long, relaxing weekend, spent on a beach somewhere, or enjoying the best of summer weather.

That would be nice, but that's not my life.  No, indeed I worked for most of Saturday, and again for almost all of the day on Monday.  It's nobody's fault - I chose this life as a management accountant, which means that as each fiscal quarter ends, my workload surges, and we're in a rush to get everything recorded and reported for my company.

When i wasn't working, I was working out.  Long run on Sunday, Long Ride on Monday, Long-ish swim on Friday (saturday morning started very early), and sporadic walking and gym workouts in between.  I'm supposed to do a race tomorrow (July 4th proper) of about 8 miles with my wife - I hope my legs can stand the effort after today's fun.  But, I did get a new bike this week so I had some fun getting it all set up and took it for a 40-miler this morning, so it's not all dull and boring.

What is also not dull and boring (by my standards) is that I have 8 weeks left to my triathlon.  So far, I have swam the distance I need to, I have run the distance I need to, but it was only today that I realized I am nowhere near the training volume on the bike (which is my most worrisome element!).  I should be up around 50-55 mile long rides by now, and I'm down in the 40s.  Add to that I don't get much quality training for the next two-ish weeks (big work week and then vacation), and you have the recipe for a stressed-out runner!

I'll do what I can, but my focus right now is just getting to the starting line.  This whole race is going to be decided by the "D's":
  • DNS - Did not Start (a real disappointment, but unlikely)
  • DNF - Did not Finish (another disappointment, a bit more likely, but still not something I expect)
  • DFL - Dead Freaking Last.  I thought this was realistic, but now that I've got some training done, and I've done some math, I don't think this will happen.
  • DFR - Damn Fine Race - anything other than the above.
Eight weeks to go; miles behind already.

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