What an awesome week....

Oh man. Everything has been sooo good lately. Training is going really well for my "secret" race. My running is coming along nicely and I'm keeping my cycling/swimming up as well. I've gotten back on my core routine so that's nice. I'm really starting to notice a difference, not only in my core but I'm shaving off those 3-5lbs I gained after Kona....

No big plans as of right now. Running the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving then heading down to Courtneys families house for Thanksgiving day :) I'm just planning on using the Turkey Trot as a speed workout as of right now.

Schools getting more and more crazy but I'm getting so close! One more semester of actual classes then I get to do my residency and I'm done.

I've posted some pretty interesting links recently on my training log... Check it out if you get a chance by clicking the link to the right.

Back to work! Hope everyone is staying safe and training hard!!

_Jacob_

New website and long runs....

Ugh. SO... I've been working on the new website thinking that I'd be able to use the domain name that I currently have. (jacobevans.net) Well its looking like I may not be able to do so. Hopefully it'll all work out and all I'll have to do is terminate this domain (after saving everything of course) then buying it again through someone else so that I can use the website i've been designing. If that makes any sense at all.... Ill keep updating as to the status of that endeavor :)

In other news I have a long run tomorrow. Well 14 miles. I'm excited that I can see my running shape coming back around. Its great when I can go out for a fast 8 mile run then not feel it the next day.

Sunday I'm doing the du at Texas Motor Speedway. I'm not training for it nor actually "racing", but I will be participating. It should be fun to be able to go out there and just have fun without worrying about time or place. Ill be riding the new and improved road bike since I've had some serious issues with the tri bike since I've gotten back from Hawaii. Ill feel everyone in on the gritty details of that later...

For now its back to work :)

Hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying the "offseason"...

_Jacob_

Recovery... Almost over....

So its exactly 2 weeks from the day of Kona. Everything is going well and I'm almost done w/ my 2 week recovery. (I have to admit... I did swim 2000 yesterday between classes!)

I just wanted to give a quick update about whats going on and whats been going on...

I'm currently in the process of renovating the website. I bought a new Mac when I got back from Hawaii and it has a phenominal tool for creating websites. Hopefully I'll have that up in a few weeks so I can get some feedback there!

I'm planning on taking it "fairly easy" the next few months. Just do some running races, few half marathons, and one other un-mentionable as of right now... :)

I've really made some big adjustments to next years racing schedule. I've realized that I can't be doing some races for "fun" if my goal is Kona. I can't lie, I want Kona again. Heck, I want a top 5 AG group finish to be honest. So next year the focus is getting to IMLP strong, qualifying, then going back to Kona to get that top 5 AG.

I'll be updating again soon on the status of the new website. It looks good so far. I'll also be posting a Kona YouTube video i put together as well. Hope everyone is doing well!

Also, be sure to check out my training log as I update it everyday!

_Jacob_

Kona Departure < 5 days away...

Stress? What stress??

Well, I'm finally done with just about everything that is due before I leave! I was up till 4am this yesterday morning writing a paper for a group debate that we finished up yesterday. Talk about stressed and running on ZERO sleep. Not good this close to Kona. So I'm happy I'm done with that. Class this Friday and Monday then I'm off! Friday should be a breeze and Monday will basically not exist cause mentally i'll be long gone...

I've had really good workouts so far this week. My swims have been right on, my cycling Tuesday was great, and well.. I haven't run yet. Hopefully today I can get a 1.5hr ride in w/ a 30min run and do my swim tonight.

I've been playing around on Picnik.com as usual... Heres a fun photo of some good times! Enjoy!

Ironman World Championships = 9 DAYS.

_Jacob_

Boooo for the stress...

Ugh.

Its been difficult lately. I'm not totally 100% sure why... maybe its the fact that I'm racing in the Ironman World Championships in < 2 weeks... maybe its school being in full swing w/ massive projects in the works.. maybe its the idea of missing 3 full days of classes for Kona... Maybe its just me letting those things get to me.

I was talking to Courtney today and we realized something... WE LEAVE FOR KONA IN 9 days! WOW. It really hit me.. this is going to happen.... I immediately got off the phone with her and started packing :)

But really, lately I've been a bit off. School really is getting a bit more stressful and a few of my workouts havent been exactly where I want them. Tomorrow I'm really going to push those negative thoughts out of my head and just have a good solid workout w/ my friend Scott.

Its so close to Kona that there is nothing else I can do thats going to help me race day and I know that... Its just difficult to actually act on that. I feel like I need to go ride 130 miles to make sure I'm ready.. Of course I'm not, but thats how I feel. I'm still waiting for that race... that race where I have NO regrets and am 100% satisfied. Things in general are coming together well.. I just need to get through next week without breaking and just stay on top of things.

Ironman World Championships = T-minus 13 days

I love you all :)

_Jacob_