I find the whole "training for a specific event" thing slightly nerve-wracking, even though I've been doing it for decades. Every year something's different, me, Covid, course, minor injuries, sickness, etc. Just doing the same thing again often doesn't work. A couple weeks ago I did a weekend I've done before in the same time frame, except that this time it put me so far in the hole I thought I'd have to skip the event. But no, somehow I nailed the recovery and feel just fine 1 week out. Drives me nuts.
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