The plan is to be able to run 8 kilometers in under 45 minutes. That would be a rough pace of 5:40 minutes per kilometer. I think it is doable. I was able to do it once or twice already but it left me gasping for air right after. It left me panting like a pug on a hot day. How will this affect my 30 kilometer bike ride after blazing through the 8 kilometer run? I need another brick session to see how I will fare on race day.

Dog tired after a very fast 8 kilometer run

I need to improve my bike time too. I attacked the 30 kilometer distance last night to see how fast I could complete it. I had a 2.5 kilometer loop around Fort Bonifacio that I always rode around in and it was the perfect place. I wanted to finish the 30 kilometers at 70 minutes flat or better. I started out pretty good. Complete the first 10 kilometers at under 25 minutes. Everything went downhill after that. My legs felt tired so I couldn’t pedal as fast anymore and keep a high cadence. Traffic was building up which really forced me to slow down. I think I finished my 30 kilometers at around 75 – 80 minutes that night. I wish I could have gone faster but that was my best. With less traffic, I maybe able to bring that down to 74 minutes but my target is 70. I need to train more.

I’d see myself getting into this kind of position every time I feel strong winds blowing against my face.

Running after biking really hard is still a foreign concept to me. I don’t know how I’ll be able to pull off a sub25 4 kilometers after a sub45 8 kilometer run and a sub75 bike ride. This experience will be left to my imagination up until race day or until I get a decent brick area.

I fear the dreaded jello legs. In my research for finding the perfect photo for jello, I found a good exercise to prevent Jello Legs. But its for skiers.

Wish me luck!