Sunday: 20 mile bike; 5 mile run; 1 mile swim; abs

Sick. Not well. My confidence is way down. This week I was sick but the past few weeks have not been what I had hoped. I may have to adjust my expectations.

Woke up around 4:30 with my throat throbbing and stomach killing. Took some meds, started a round of antibiotics, and then got on the bike for an hour in preparation for the 5 mile running race with the hot chick. 240w. Did not feel well at all and wanted to go back to sleep but stayed on. I wanted to simulate running after biking--I also tend to run faster after biking. After I got off though, I felt better

Got to the race, was actually feeling pretty good as my adrenaline was pumping and meds had kicked in, but surprisingly I was also very nervous--it was my first race of the year and also the first test of my fitness outside of training.

Gun went off. The fact that I was in a race got the better of me. Except for the guys way up front, I started out with most of the "lead" pack, of course running much faster than I could actually run. Hit the first mile, looked at my watch and it said 5:55. Holy shit! I think I was 2d or 3d in my Division. Fastest I have run a mile in my life.

And also pretty stupid. From that moment on I completely crashed and then it was just matter of survival. The results are not up, but I think I finished somewhere around the upper 33 minutes.

Came home and slept for most of the rest of the day. Then went swimming for 1 mile--it would be more accurate to say that I was floating from one side of the pool to the other rather than actually swimming.

Have been too tired to get back on the bike or go for a recovery run.

I don't know if I am doing more harm than good by not completely resting. I feel like I am losing fitness by the day and am certainly not gaining any fitness. I need to get well, but I really only have 3 more weeks of training and have yet to really hit any of my goals for my Ironman build. Three weeks of Ironman build is not what I had in mind. Like I said, I might have to adjust my expectations.

Week Total: 277 mile bike. 30 mile run. 6 mile swim.