Race Week- Mt. Lakes (Guntersville)

I’ll get better about posting one day. I haven’t had too much time for training since Wet Dog. Work has been a little hectic, and trying to get the house ready for Lucas has swallowed up the rest of my time. I’ve gotten a few runs and rides in though. Swimming has been non-existent. I’m still going to go all out at Mt. Lakes though. It is supposed to be a flat and fast course. It looks very similar to the Wet Dog but just a little longer on the swim and bike. I always get nervous during race week. For some reason, I have been waiting until then to choose my goal finish time. I always second guess myself…am I sandbagging…am I being too ambitious…can I really do it in that time? Well, I’m shooting for under 1hr40. The ideal scenario would be like this...

Swim (600yd) in 11mins

T1 in 3 mins
Bike (16.2mi) in 54mins (this is might be tricky, but it would just be a little faster than my avg speed at Wet Dog)


T2 in 2 mins (I need to be sure I slip my feet out of my shoes about ¼ mile from the dismount line)
Run (3mi) in 31mins (I’ll be running faster than I’ve run before. I just need to stay focused and be sure I take in a gel with about 6-7 miles to go on the bike)
I'll try and see if I can find a run course map to post on here.


It looks like it is going to be hot on Saturday with a 30% chance of rain as of today. I’ll try and post again before Saturday. If not, have a great week!


Eric’s Quote of the Day: “There is no ‘Y’ in running. Believe in the run.” ~Nike