A quick update from today's ride - one word sums it up - hot. The heat settled into California. Today's menu was 4x30 minute flat intervals on the first miles of the RAAM course. It only reached 90 degrees but that was warm enough. It was good to suffer a little bit in the heat and not have to worry about wearing arm & leg warmers. Everybody rode strong and is making progress. We should peak just in time for the race. We ended up finishing the day with 113 miles in a little of 5:30 of ride time. Karla and I leave tonight for Annapolis to see my youngest brother graduate from the Naval Academy next week. Hopefully we can fit some training in while we are away.
Totals for the week -
Bike - 330 miles including a great Bike to Work day yesterday
Run - 15 miles
Swim - 6500 yds
Just squeaking by with a little R & S volume so the transition to full time triathlon training after this is not so hard.
Have a great weekend.
What this is all about -
You may ask why are we signed up and trained for such a race. For our team, RAAM is not just a Race Across AMerica, it is a race to better our community. Our charity is North Coast Community Service (NCCS), which teams with 11 nonprofit organizations in San Diego County to make a difference in people’s lives. In the past 12 months, 5,500 NCCS volunteers have completed over 450 unique service projects. There is a broad spectrum of support which include the following: feeding and providing shelter for the homeless, assistance to a drug and alcohol recovery program, a home for people disabled by HIV/AIDS, support of military families by providing: financial support, home improvements, baby supplies, childcare, and counseling, outreach to nursing home residences, help to pregnant teenagers and adult women, help for homeless kids, and non-profit resale for foster children. This is just a short summary of the help provided by the organization we are raising money to support. If you feel compelled to join us on our journey and support making a difference in this world, you can make a tax-deductible contribution to our team. Please follow this link Support NCCS RAAM 2008.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
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