Haft Sauer Half Kraut Marathon

What can I say about this race? It's a cute, well-organized local race. 1/2 road, 1/2 trail, 2 loops. I didn't really train for it so I had a modest goal of finishing under 4 hours. I paced myself out, finishing the first loop around 1:50. Slowed down slightly on the second loop, and finished just under 4 hours.

Aerobars

Source: slowtwitch.com via Ben on Pinterest

I got over my fear of riding with aerobars today by following drills by Triathlon Coach Chris Pickering. It was scary at first but within 15 minutes I was in the aero position. Within the next 15 minutes, I was comfortable switching back and forth, and started to work on speed! I never knew it was that simple! Now I at least look like a real triathlete!

Bilateral Breathing

It's still not natural for me to breath on the left side while swimming. I could do it, but I had to slow down to think about it. Tonight, for the first time ever for an entire practice of over 3000 yards while bilateral breathing. It helped that the main set of 2000 yards was a fins drill which helped my body position to be even. For the rest of this year, I intend to work on my bilateral breathing, even I have to slow down.