Training "Camp" weekend

Yesterday we wrapped up a training camp weekend.  Katie had to work the majority of the weekend, but Ben drove down and we made the most of it.

Friday evening, we headed over to Pflugerville Lake for a splash and dash.  Somehow both of us left our goggles behind, so it ended up just being a dash.  And by dash, I mean slow 3 mile jog.

Saturday, the three of us headed out to tackle the Dam Loop (plus a little on Parmer) to cover 70 miles of wind, heat, and hills.  I felt ok until about the 60 mile mark.  We turned around on Parmer to head back, which was directly into a stiff wind.  I bonked.  I bonked hard.  I think it was a combination of not taking in enough calories, the heat, the wind, and the hills.  Additionally, I likely should have take in more water.  Regardless, we got in 71 miles, which turned out to be Katie's longest ride ever.

After Katie headed to work, Ben and I drove over to Pflugerville Lake (this time remembering goggles) for an open-water swim.  The wind had picked up, so the water was less than calm.  Not quite white caps, but rough enough to provide the occasional mouthful of water when trying to breathe.  I hadn't been out to Pflugerville in almost a year.  The lake seemed much less weedy than last year, and I was happily surprised by the addition of a couple buoys.  We only swam for a little over 20 minutes, but I think we were both still a little fatigued from the ride.

Based on dead legs, I re-mapped our Sunday run to remove a few hills.  I had 20 on the schedule and Ben had 18.  By mile 4 or so, I realized the flat version of the run was still pretty hilly.  The heat made the run pretty difficult, but we both toughed out our respective runs before head to to get Mexican food and some beer.

All-in-all, it was a great training weekend despite the heat and wind.  I'm looking forward to the next one in early August.