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May 12
May 11
- 1h 01m 40s
- 6.20 miles
- 09m 57s /Mi
same route as last time (S. Colony to Paige. Paige to 121. 121 to Spring Creek. Turn around and double back. Great run...felt great...a bit on the hot side near the end...but as is my custom...I finished strong (yeah, right!)...ok, so my final two tenths of a mile was at 9:10 pace...I rock.
Today...my son went for his second attempt at riding a bike. We're not going the training wheel route...he's 7. We tried when he was 4 1/2...he didn't like it...so I held off....as I blogged before...I purchased a expensive kid bike (specialized) with shocks in front and 6 gears (gear selector on the right handle) with front and left break (again on each bar)...so it's kind of a beginner road bike...anyway...he did a little better this time...we will continue to practice (I'm good at giving encouragement and not getting angry...even when he gets upset with himself)...so...tomorrow...after school...when he gets home...it's bike ride and then ice cream (for him, of course!).
Oh and don't let me forget to mow my yard some time this week. HA !
May 10
- 2h 38m 30s
- 46.86 miles
- 17.74 Mi/hr
group ride with BT
had a good group ride with fellow BT'ers. had my first fall (stopped at intersection just before our ride was done - literally 100 yrds from the Starbucks)...was talking to someone and totally forgot to unclip...came to a complete stop...fell...got back up...finished the 100 yrd roll to the end...
May 9
- 1h 36m 12s
- 28.57 miles
- 17.82 Mi/hr
first real outdoor ride (on roads longer than .10 miles long before having to turn...lol...nice ride for me!
- 15m 27s
- 914.00 meters
- 01m 41s /100 meters
swim at lifetime fitness...outdoors...shorter distance per lap...
brick....bike - swim - bike. Had to bike a 2nd time in order to end at someone's house...lol. Made a slight detour (7 additional miles) because we weren't paying attention...we were supposed to turn onto Preston road...realized as we approached INDEPENDANCE that we overshot our runway by two major blocks (2 miles)....decided to continue to the NEXT major road (CUSTER)...down to Legacy and double back to Preston (where LTF is)....did our swim...back on the bikes and a much more direct ride back to the house (Legacy to 121 - how can we miss 121, right?) Smart move...lol. No issues...felt good on the bike...began to get used to the wind pushing us around a bit....MUST READ ABOUT THE WIRELESS BIKE COMPUTER....lots of information...no clue how to see/use/change it (yet)...but I've only had it a couple days (ok, a week)...but it will be read...I will know how to use every thing on my bike...LBS set up me...now I will become well acquainted with Eleanor so that I can take care of her every need... :-)
Group ride tomorrow...I think 46 or 48 miles...can't wait to meet some more of the BT peeps!
May 8
- 16m 28s
- 4.45 miles
- 16.21 Mi/hr
first ride (through the neighborhood) with the new HED.3 wheels. Just introducing myself to Eleanor's new "heels". She was a little wobbly...but I think we can get used to the new "wheels".
- 1h 04m 19s
- 6.20 miles
- 10m 22s /Mi
Run followed the bike ride. Pseudo brick...well..it was a brick in my book...There was just enough rest to change out of the bike shorts/jersey and into my running gear. About 5 minutes between biking and running. Ran from the house...down Paige to 121...down 121 (scary!) to Spring Creek...went under the pass and back against the grain (traffic) back to Paige and back to the house (off S. Colony). looped a bit once I got near the house to get a full 10K in.
I like to train .
May 7
May 6
- 24m 57s
- 3.10 miles
- 08m 03s /Mi
treadmill run at work...felt great...not sure why, but I feel like running fast all of a sudden...I NEED some slow long runs...starting tomorrow... :-) I plan on swimming tonight, so we'll see how that all pans out.
- 05m 03s
- 0.60 miles
- 08m 25s /Mi
finished up my run for a total of 30 mins...OCD/anal, call it what you want...
Hopefully, I will update this with a swim tonight...but we'll see how the evening unfolds...apparently I am going on a bike ride this saturday with local BT'ers...this will be the 2nd such adventure...the last one was filled with WIND, wind and more wind...but great company. Hopefully, with the bad weather predicted Wednesday/Thursday, we'll have good weather Friday - Sunday.
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treadmill run at work...maybe it was the music...maybe the hot chic a few rows down got me all bothered...but I ran...and I ran and I ran and I ran...ran like the wind Bullseye! I PR'd my 5k (by a minute and a half!!!!) Ok, so, again...it's treadmill aided...but WTF...it's still a PR for me! I'm feeling as though I was just about at my top end as far as speed as it relates to distance to be covered...so my "outdoor" 5k goal time will remain 24 minutes. Funny thing...my avg. HR was the same as outside, but 2 min/mile faster...strange, huh? Although my max was 10 beats faster.