It was a short week of training this week due to my second race on this tour. Monday remained slow and “not-so-easy”, but Tuesday I tried to up the tempo a bit on the run.
The second week at altitude was pretty much the same as the first – not pleasant for training. There was still a lot of wheezing and gasping for air during the tough swim workouts in the 50m pool.
The day after Mooseman 70.3, we headed south for warmer weather, and after a 3hr drive and 4hr flight, and another 1hr drive, arrived at our temporary home for the next 3 months
There is certainly nothing exciting to report on after my first race on this tour. Luckily I wasn’t expecting any fireworks, otherwise I might have been disappointed at the outcome, but it would have been a good confidence booster to get off to a better s