Bike

• 1h 02m 38s
• 17.03 miles
• 16.31 Mi/hr

Time ~ 0710-0810
Weather - 59°F and overcast. Legs felt weak and tired in the ride, and knowing that I was doing a brick, I didn't push the pace.

Run

• 34m 23s
• 4.01 miles
• 08m 34s /Mi

Time ~ 0815-0850
Weather - 62°F and overcast.

Brick - This run was done about 4 minutes after getting off the bike, and was first brick ever. (I had previously done one going from the lifecycle to the treadmill, but that doesn't really count). The first half mile was definitely weird, as my legs made the transition from the cycling motion to the running motion. My legs didn't feel as tired on the run as they did on the bike, but I still took it easy just the same , just wanting to see what a "true" brick felt like. I think I'll give my legs a much need day off tomorrow.

Strength

• 30m

Sport

• Yard Work
• 04m 30s

Run

• 1h 28m 43s
• 10.02 miles
• 08m 51s /Mi

Time ~ 0705-0835
Weather - 63°F and overcast. It sprinkled for the first 4 miles or so. Not sure what's up with my weight. This is the heaviest I've been in quite a while.

Bike

• 1h 00m 55s
• 16.90 miles
• 16.65 Mi/hr

Time ~ 0615-0715
Weather - 54°F and sunny. Somewhat easy ride.

Strength

• 30m

Swim

• 13m 10s
• 500.00 yards
• 02m 37s /100 yards

I swam this 500 (albeit with the pull buoy) all at one shot, mainly as a confidence boost. Still pretty slow, with a stroke count between 28-32. I spoke with the Aquatics director from the YMCA and he said he would speak to his team of instructors and match me up with the one who could best address my needs of stroke refinement, and (more importantly) body position. They should be getting in touch with me shortly.

Run

• 51m 42s
• 5.45 miles
• 09m 29s /Mi

Time ~ 0610-0700
Weather - 42°F and sunny. Ran a different course to do some hill work and got chased by a dog for my troubles. About 2 miles into the run a black lab came tearing after me, barking loudly. I veered off the road and jumped a ditch before doing a half gainer in the grass, with the dog right with me. Got up and charged at the dog, and he backed away, still barking. As I began running again, he was at my heels again, barking. Charged towards him again, and he backed away again, before following me again barking. We played this cat and mouse game for about 2 minutes or so, and I finally charged and chased him away for 30 yards or so, and he decided not to follow me again. What a pain in the a.... About 2 miles later I realized that my sunglasses had come off while I was somersaulting with the dog. After the run I had to get in the car and went back to pick them up. Looks like I'll be picking up some DirectStop dog deterrent spray before I run that route again.

Swim

• 23m 15s
• 650.00 yards
• 03m 34s /100 yards

2x50 FS
1x100 with paddles and pull buoy
1x300 pull with pull buoy
1x100 with paddles and pull buoy
2x25 FS

First time back in the pool in 11 days, and it showed. The struggle continues as my stroke count ballooned to 32-34 strokes. I had planned on doing 2x50 at the end, but was jack-knifing in the water so badly that I reduced it to 2x25. We recently joined the YMCA as a family so that the kids could get swimming lessons. (This is in addtion to my fitness membership at HealthWorks, where I workout at lunch). I'll be stopping by there tomorrow to sign up for the private lessons that they (YMCA) offer. Something has to give here, as I haven't seen much improvement after almost 5 full months of trying to do it on my own...

Strength

• 30m