Well, so much for avoiding soreness! I know what you're thinking . . . he pushed himself too much. No . . . actually, I didn't. I did a VERY light run workout with Texas Iron last evening, after my 22-mile spin. We did a 15-minute warm-up followed by two sets of easy drills to freshen up the legs. Then, for those of us racing this weekend, we did 3 steady 600-meter runs, each followed by a 200-meter recovery run. The 600's were supposed to be done at less than 75% full exertion, but the goal was to time our pace every 200 meters and strive for a consistent pace. So . . . if you ran 25 seconds for the first 200, you should strive to run 25 for the second and third 200 of the 600. Not that easy to do.

Anyway, after we ran, my left leg was feeling very tight. It feels a lot like (although MUCH less intense than) the way it felt after I did the Ironhead Olympic triathlon in Irving back in July when I first injured it. It feels like a slight strain, and has been bothering me a bit all day. My left achilles tendon is somewhat sore to the touch and the left hamstring is pretty tight, too. I was planning to do an easy 15-mile spin with my friend Shelley today, but the combination of my sore leg and 30 mph wind gusts put the kibosh on that. So . . . I'll take it a bit easy today and hope I feel good for a light spin on part of the bike course in Conroe tomorrow morning.

Thanks much to Steve for the hydration and nutrition advice. I'm definitely doing the gels and Endurolytes. I'll have a commentary about how the nutrition works out when I do my race report.

Two days and counting!