Yesterday, I swam four laps of the 450-470m long, lagoon at
Sentosa with about 20 swimmers. Desmond ably led us through our paces with
words of assurance between the swim sets. I enjoyed an easy but very good
wetsuit taper swim, keeping the lead with Alethea (preparing for the inaugural
Ironman Sweden in mid-August) and Bernard ‘The Shark’ (both very good
swimmers). I am stoked about my swim in Lake Zurich as my strokes (and
race-pace) are gradually coming into place. I also shared with the group (after
the third set) about the use of proper lubricants on wetsuit and tri-suits, as
well as observing points of chaffing on their skin.
This is my newly painted and freshly serviced, Elite Custom-made Razor bike. I kept my colour scheme of maroon, while retaining the original colour of
carbon. I will be collecting it on Tuesday, and spin on it before I pack her
into my bike-case.
In the afternoon, I completed the second part of the
sub-maximal stress test wearing compression gear. I went through the entire
program (conducted by Wilson and Matthew), and experienced a little heating (in my full-body attire) but RPE was about the same. Robert
and I completed our second and last test, while Craig and Desmond did their
first. They will complete their second test (with compression gear) on Tuesday
evening.
Hooked up, and starting my warm-up for the progressively, fast run.
Dex Tai races his first of three Ironmans today in Austria. World-champion Chrissie Wellington penned some powerful words for him. We wish him the very best in his challenge!
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