Race Around Ireland
I was going to write about how my training isn't going according to plan (ok I'll do it at the end), but I just found out Stephen Bugbee is competing in the
Race Around Ireland. It starts in 3 days. 1350 miles RAAM style. That sounds like fun. Good luck Stephen.
My training never seems to go according to plan. I was able to get a couple hours in on Wednesday by riding to my Nephrologist appointment. It's a real easy ride, just an hour on the W&OD and then 10 minutes south on Gallows Rd to Rte. 50. I had been feeling dizzy all day and when I arrived, my blood pressure was 80/68...My weight was 78.2 kilos, so I was above my dry weight, but my blood pressure was saying I was below my dry weight. The Doc raised my dry weight to 78.5, but even at that, my blood pressure's been low. At least I know what dehydration feels like now.
Today, I was able to make it to the Reston Bike Club Thursday night ride. I joined group 3 (18 - 19 average mph) and was able to stay with them. I'm going to Seaside Heights this weekend, so no riding for me. I've got about 1 week left of good training, I'm going to Vegas the week before the 24 Hours of Booty, so that'll be a recovery week. I think I'll be lucky to hit 200 miles during the event.
