Galena is coming up, and around this area it generally signals the start of the tri season. This is when you find out how out of shape you fell in the off-season or how much your fitness has improved through training.
Galena has a triathlon and a duathlon option, and this year (just like last year), I'm doing the du. I did the tri two years ago and that one ended disastrously. Let's just say that early season cold open water swims and I don't mix very well.
The goal was to crush the Galena du course this year, but my bike and running are nowhere near where I want them to be. My wattage on the bike hasn't really improved and my run times are slightly behind my times from last year. So I’m scaling back my goals for the race. Last year I cramped up pretty hard on the second run so this year I would like to try to finish strong and not cramp. I’ll have to take it easier on the first run, be conservative on the bike, and then try to bring it home strong.
The race on Saturday is only one fun part of the whole weekend. Through the Chicago Tri Club we rent cabins in the Galena area for our whole group (50-60 people) the entire weekend. We head down there on Friday night, race on Saturday morning, have a party on Saturday night and then ride the hills of Galena on Sunday morning before heading back to the city. Overall a very fun and enjoyable weekend. I've had a blast in years past and I'm really looking forward to it this year. Finally after a long long winter the tri season is here!
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