Great run tonight. Ran the same distance (3.8 miles) I did a few days ago when I got cramps but did it in 31:29, a 3 1/2 minute improvement. Feels like the conditioning I'm doing is starting to kick in as I don't feel nearly as spent.
Split time for the 5K was 23:37 which would have beaten three or four folks in last years run (Of course, that excludes the effects of swimming and biking). I've got 8 weeks to improve on that. The run will definitely be my strongest discipline so I feel like I need to get that closer to 21 minutes.
First donations are rolling in. Tad Keppler was first and, true to his nature, made a very nice contribution. I'm up to $6 in per minute pledges and $100 in straight donations. Check out the donor roll on the right. Any companies wandering by should know I am looking for sponsors.
Also had some interesting feedback from some friends who have run this race before. JC shared his swim experience during the 2003 event when the air temp was 55 degrees and the water temp was 65 degrees. He went sans wetsuit and ended up losing all feeling in his extremities. He had to doggy paddle back to shore (He still finished with a respectable 1:21). Guess I'll be adding wetsuit to the list of equipment needs.
Lincoln (who ran a 2:42 in the Olympic distance in 2003) assured me that the "rolling hills" described on the website are quite tame. I was worried that the marketing collateral had been written by some Lance Armstrong-type who considers the Pyrenees to be "mildly uphill."
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