Hosting a Professional
Exciting news. With the Philadelphia Triathlon upon us, I’ll be hosting professional Triathlete Paul Fritzsche. Paul is a coach as well so I look forward to picking his brain for tips and some guidance. Paul is definitely the man! A few of his accomplishments have been multiple top 10 finishes in Ironman and 70.3 distances. I hope I can absorb some of that speed by him staying at my place 
Training this past week has gone pretty well. I’m been swimming better, even in the extremely slow pool that I practice in. It’s been a rainy week here in Philadelphia. On Saturday, when I had a 95 mile (150km) ride planned, I decided that inclement weather was no longer and excuse not to train. I spent nearly 6 hours getting rained on, drying off, then getting rained on again. Frankly, I found it rather nice and cleansing. The 4 mile run after the run was sort of difficult.
There is a tendency for me to run harder than I think I need to in order to keep the pace that I want. The first 2 miles were both under 8 minutes which was way to fast for me evidence by the 160 heart rate. I did my best to slow my pace and get things under control but it will be something that I will continue to work on. Having heavy shoes doesn’t help either. Maybe I should get a pair of those Zoot triathlon shoes? I heard they are good.
Paul Fritzsche
I’m currently trying to rent Zipps for Ironman UK. Instead of renting them here (and taking them over there), I’m looking to rent them in England. If I can get a hold of those, that means I don’t have to hash out $100 bucks for a new cassette.
The Philly Tri should be fun. I’m volunteering for the Sprint race the day before my race. However, I’m just looking at it as another day of training as my Ironman just seems to be getting closer than I realize. This week I’ll be doing lots of core work as my lower back still needs to be stronger in the later portion of the bike.
Hope everyone has a good week!