I'm back from Germany

Ugh, I really hate international travel. The plane rides always suck no matter what even if you get lucky with an upgrade to business class. I didn't get an upgrade as I hadn't been traveling for a long time. The seats are hard and it's hard to get comfortable. I usually make the adaption to the new time zone pretty fast because I can sleep once I arrive. The hotels are always an adventure. I stayed at the Innside hotel and it's has a plastic tube for the it's shower stall right in the middle of your room.

Plus you get one small comforter for a blanket and no sheets. The business went well so the trip was a success.

As for my workout regimen, it's still out for a vote. I had been pushing really hard for the last 4 weeks in all the disciplines. So having a the two days off on weekend as well as 3 more days hopefully will get my legs all fresh.

I had a good 14 mile run Monday morning. My pace started slow. I seem to have problem getting into a rhythm with just runs. I run so much faster if I come off the bike. Now that's funny when you think about it. I got warmed up and brought some gels with me to help work on nutrition. I determined that I think I'll be going at least 3 miles between gels for my stomach but will get liquid at every aid station. My legs started to feel a little tired at the end but not too bad.

This weekend I'm hoping for a good brick in some great weather. My cobbled together schedule has a 5 hour ride with a 30 minute brick. I'll be putting in hard riding and try to really push the run to see what happens. I still need to figure out some nutrition for this type of run since my current 30 to 40 minute loop doesn't have a drinking fountain. I might hit up the close high school track and run on the track to really get into a nice rhythm with the convenience of an aid station right there. We'll see.

I did a long swim this morning after not swimming for 6 days. Man, I was slow all the way. It was amazing at how hard it was to keep some form in the water. This has me a little worried and I have to be careful when I taper to make sure I get in the water just to do a little. I did swim for just over 45 minutes and 2500 yards. I wasn't too wasted after getting out. All in all I'm happy with my swim but I keep reading that if you're not going 1:30 for a 100 yards at distance your stroke is all F-d up as well as you're body position. I keep trying to keep my hips up but it's hard.

I lost a couple pounds traveling which is cool and I should be back down to 142 after eating a little too much the previous week. My cycling is getting a little stronger as I think the intervals are helping but I need to get some long rides in to build up that endurance.

4 months 6 days and more importantly 30 days til the Half...