Extra Long Taper....

First, here are my June totals:

Swim - 25,700 yards, 7 hours and 48 minutes

Bike - 411 miles, 24 hours and 37 minutes

Run - 119 miles, 17 hours and 41 minutes

Total - 50 hours and 6 minutes

June was a big month. I've officially crossed the 10 weeks to go barrier and as of tomorrow, have only 8 weeks to go until the Ironman. Crazy. While June was a great month, the first two weeks of July left something to be desired. For the first time during my training, work really got in the way. Seriously. For the past two weeks, leaving work at midnight has been early. Last Sunday (yes, Sunday) I worked until 2am. I've been sleeping only 4-5 hours a night, even with skipping workouts, so honestly, skipping workouts was the least of my worries (other problems include house is a mess, bills not being paid, cancelling social plans...). I still managed to get in full days of training on the weekends, and even did more than my "plan" prescribed on those days, but I was back down into the 10 hours per week these last two weeks, when I was supposed to be near 14 hours last week.

The good thing is, I have my Half Ironman practice race tomorrow - Ironman Racine 70.3 - so this past week was a taper week. I've decided to call the last two weeks my extra long taper for the race, and just am trying to put it behind me that my training has not been up to par for the past two weeks. Tomorrow is supposed to be ridiculously hot and humid - about 90 degrees and with a possible chance of storms. Yay....its only slightly better weather than the first time I did this race, with a 112 heat index and not a cloud in the sky (I also got a flat five miles into the race). So, I am out to avenge that race. Funny to think that this distance really does not phase me at this point in training....You'll get the full race report tomorrow! I'm off to bed!