Zack's Triathlon Blog

Today was supposed to be a team brick out by the Golden Gate Bridge, but I had plans for tonight, so I decided to do it on my own earlier in the day. I am really feeling the need to do some more hill training after the training weekend, so I decided to ride my bike up to Twin Peaks, and then drop it off at home and run up to Alvarado and back. Both of these start with pretty steep hills, and are all uphill on the way there, and all downhill on the way back. It was cold and rainy and pretty tough to motivate myself, but I want to be able to finish strong in the Wildflower, so I made myself do it.

The bike ride up to twin peaks was brutal, but I was able to push it the whole time. I even got a cheer from a guy in a PG&E van who was doing some work on a telephone pole. Once at the top, I took a moment to enjoy the beautiful view from there, and then headed back down at a quick but safe pace - remember that the roads were all wet.

I tried to keep my transition quick, and threw off my bike gear, slipped into my running shoes and headed out the door. I keep my running shoes tied so that they are loose enough to slip in and out of, but tight enough to stay on my feet comfortably. I actually got this tip from some serious runners during my half-marathon a few years ago. Running after biking always feels strange, and my cold feet took a while to feel normal. On the way up the run I couldn't wait to get to the top, but once I was there, the run down was pretty easy going.