T-7 Days to 1st Duathlon

One week from today, I'll be doing my first duathlon. Yikes! I'm a little worried because my brick workouts have been few and not gone so well. I've only managed to run for 1 mile after biking (regardless of the ride distance), but at least I have tried it and know what to expect. My running has suffered a bit lately (in terms of frequency) due to all the biking and the weather, but I only have to run at most 5k at a time. My biking has been great, both in terms of endurance and speed, so I plan to push as hard as I can on the bike to make up for lost time on the runs, and I'll make it through the runs with my trusty run/walk method :)  That is unless I melt away in the relentless heat! Whose idea was it to do my first duathlon in the heat of summer? =P

Planned Workouts for Taper Week:

• Monday
• am - 14.5 mile easy bike commute to work
• pm - 14.5 mile easy bike commute to pool/home (weather permitting)
• pm - swim w/Trek Tri Meetup at College Park Pool (weather permitting)
• Tuesday
• am - easy 2-3 mile run
• pm - swim at Cady Way Pool if Mon gets rained out OR Yoga
• Wednesday
• am - 14.5 mile easy bike commute to work
• pm - 14.5 mile easy bike commute home (weather permitting) / Yoga
• pm - Race Webinar
• Thursday
• am - easy 2-3 mile run
• pm - swim w/Andy's Meetup at Cady Way Pool
• Friday
• am - Yoga
• pm - Critical Mass (super easy bike ride - more like a parade)
• Saturday
• am - Sleep In/Yoga
• pm - Packet Pickup/Expo
• Sunday - Race Day!
• Monday - Sleep ALL DAY & Recover