Closing out a quick stay at home today in Marin.  Gorgeous day at home today – mid 80s and clear coast.

The day started with a fun swim.  Always a good reminder of what swimming used to be like when swimming with all the high school kids currently.  We did a set of 200s and the are holding 1:55s and pushing 1:50 on the faster ones.  Interval 2:10…I remember those days…but 25 yrs is a long time ago!  Instead I swim 2:10 and roll on a 2:25 interval…humbling, fun, and very worthwhile!  Solid 4000 yards in just over an hour.

Quick turnaround to a 5 hr bike.  Or so the plan, but a flat and buying more tubes at Pt Reyes Bike shop (Black Mountain Cyclery) delayed me, and kids were waiting at camp, so it was 4:45 instead.  But – beautiful day at the coast today (see pics below) and while it took me a while to settle in, I still go in my 2×15 min intervals and another 4×10 min.  80 miles in Marin – 4300ft of climbing via Marshall Wall (where I got my flat…) – 3.5 bottles at 28oz per bottle – all water.  2 Cliff and 1x Chomps.  (Stoked by the way that GU is introducing energy bars ‘sticks’…)

No real observations today – just work!  But another solid 6 hrs of training – layer upon layer….

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Tomorrow:  Class in the morning and then drive to Bend, OR – training week in Bend and training heaven location #3 for the past 4 weeks.  Tahoe, Park City, now Bend is next…