Originally written in German. Translated to English by AI — please excuse any awkward phrasing.
… are behind me — now it can finally start. What have I been doing over the last few days, and what’s still to come?
- Monday: 45min swimming with a few short intervals
- Tuesday: 45min running with 4x90sec fast
- Wednesday: 45min cycling with 4x90sec fast
- Thursday: 20min swimming, 1h cycling with 2x90sec fast, 30min running with 2x90sec fast
- Friday: rest day / travel day
- Saturday: 15min swimming, 30min cycling with 4x30sec fast, 15min running with 4x30sec fast
The tension is slowly but surely building — but it’s a positive tension. No nerves yet; the experience lets me approach it all very relaxed. I have respect for the distance and the race, but no fear of it.
This morning I’ve already started the first preparations and put together my “fuel” for the race. Mixed up the drink concentrate with the blender in the kitchen … hope I got the math right 😉
I’ll need 4 small bottles for running — 1 will go in the transition bag sealed tight to prevent leaking. The other 3 will be handed to me at my personal nutrition spot on the run course.
For cycling I’ve filled my aero bottle with a concentrate that turned out pretty thick. Not surprising really — I dissolved 340g of powder in 250ml of water. The normal mixing ratio would be 341g per 4.1 liters of water.
During the race I’ll take the right amount of concentrate every 15 minutes and wash it down with the corresponding amount of water, roughly matching the originally planned quantity.