It's race week, kids. Here are the facts.

It's race week, kids.  Kind of.  The half duathlon (10K/56 miles/10K) I have been training for and keep misspelling as "duathlong" is almost upon me.  Thereforeheretoforthwith, here are the facts of this race week:

1) Upper body is good to go as far as holding myself up on the bike for 3+ hours.

2) It wasn't even 6 AM when the picture above was taken, kids.  The clock and my tired eyes give that away.

3) The left butt injury is still whining and cranky, even though I've done all my running on the treadmill like a good little injured runner.

4) My visor is pretty freaking awesome at not only being awesome but also shielding me from the glow of my treadmill display...which will not show when I take a selfie, which makes me grumpy.

5) I got my bike all tuned up and ready to go for the race Saturday...and biking is pretty much the only time my left butt doesn't hurt.  So I got that going for me.

6) My biking fashion sense, however, is one thing that is definitely not going for me.  Nope.

7) And still speaking of biking, my only goal for this race is to hope for a 17 mph average.  

8) As for the runs...the pace will be dictated by my old friend left butt injury, how hot it is, and what kind of competition I have for my race distance.  Because the minute I find out that I have no competition (not a lot of people enter the duathlon races at this event), I get all sorts of race lazy.

9) If it's really hot I think I may lay down on the course and cry at some point.  But not too much crying, though...gotta stay hydrated.

10) Really, I just want to survive the race since it's the first time I've ever raced a duathlon at this distance.  And not cry.  And have my left butt be OK.  More updates as the week goes on, I promise.

Tomorrow's workout: Race week speed work...because that's always a good idea, kids.

Yet another four picture, four sentence post

Picture #1: I had the day off today, so I had the time to do an upper body workout, an ab workout, and take dumb workout photos for this blog.

The pics people expect me to take vs. the pics I actually take.

Picture #2: I dutifully took the time to foam roll today, causing me to put on my foam roll face.

3 guesses as to what I'm foam rolling there to cause that face.

Picture #3: After the workout, female cat gave her opinion of my fitness efforts in no uncertain terms.

TOTAL WIMP HYOOMAN

Picture #4: Male cat was doing his version of corpse pose in my office chair the entire time I was working out.

And now for a few little learnings:

• My legs were pretty sore from yesterday's 20 miler and they were sure to let me know during my entire workout today.
• Female cat is full of opinions lately.
• Life is too short for normal, pretty fitness photos that all look the same after awhile.

Tomorrow's workout:  An 8 x 800m workout...if my hamstrings comply, that is.