Got a head cold.

I got a head cold on Friday and couldn't think of anything but laying down and sleeping for the entire weekend.  But, by the time Sunday morning rolled around, I had enough drugs in me to run a sprint triathlon here on base.

500 yard swim, 12 mile bike, 3.2 mile run.  Made it 1 hour  17 minutes and change.  I'm happy I didn't throw up...

Last week

I did 3 workouts last week:

Monday: Krav Maga - 1 hour.

Thursday: 15 min run - felt awful.  Weights at home.

Friday: Hike - 36 min.  Krav Maga - 1 hour.

I was supposed to run in a 5k race on Saturday but my car is undergoing yet another transmission re-build.  So I couldn't make it.  This was a great excuse since I'm sure it would have gone terribly.  The weekend was instead occupied by Assassins Creed 2 and the consumption of 94 proof gin.

The prior weekend was great.  I got to run in an alumni 4x400 m relay.  I may have been out-kicked by a girl but in fairness she was like 12 years younger and still on the team.

Metric Century

Pictured here are a guy I train with  at work and a guy I went to school with.  Chuck, the guy I went to school with just happened to pass by us as we were getting ready to race.  We didn't even know each other was biking today.

All in all, it was 59 miles in just over 4 hours.  I think our average was in the 17-20 mph range.   The GoPro I brought along didn't break off until I was complete and riding back to the car.  I'm sorting through the 30+ gigs of pictures and video now.  I'll post an update with any decent shots of the ride.

This was the warm up for the sprint triathlon next weekend.  Let's hope i finish that in under 4 hours...

Supposed to bee...

Monday was supposed to bee my run swim run day.  The plan changed when the pool closed.  So I made it my run 500 meters, do a round of Angie (20 pull ups, 20 pushups, 20 squats, 20 situps) and the run again.

I did this until it hurt.  it took 6 laps.  My feet still hurt.  I have to work up to the 8-9 miles for august.

I did 22 miles on the bike again today.  At one point we were overcome by another, speedier, group of bikers.  I caught up with them and maintained the 28mph pace for about 1/2 mile.  After that I was spent.  It was a 50% increase from my normal cruising speed, but I liked it.

And I missed a day...

I've been failing miserably about keeping a regular schedule at the gym.  Though hopefully that will change soon...

When I do go, I have been cycling different muscle groups.  Sunday morning we made it to the gym and worked legs for an hour: squats, dumbbell squats, deadlifts, squat machine, other leg machines, etc.  I'd start over with a new group this week, but I have to run a physical fitness test first (1.5 mile run, situps, pushups).

More bike time and then a swim

On thursday I got in 22 more miles on the bike.  Same course.  Same bike.  It's the wind that determines how much pain I will suffer...

On Friday I did a run, swim, run workout.  It was more of a run, flail in the water and gasp for air, then shuffle and don't pass out workout.  I think I'm about ready for that triathlon next month...

Took a day off running to do Angie today, hoped it would be a break.  Bad call, that sucked.

-Dan

Reunion

I remembered my password! YAY!

Going to a cross country reunion this weekend.  There is talk of an alumni 4X4 and mile.  I knew I saved my uniform all these years for a reason!

Legs hurting

I did 22 miles on my bike on Tuesday.  Ugh.  Following the two days of Angie and Barbara, I was hurting the entire time.  It wasn't my slowest time of 1hr, 40 minutes, but it was close.

Today I did Chelsea for my workout.  Legs are still hurting, but feeling better.

I like the hurting.

Got a long lunch today so after 45 mins of chest/triceps I tried running at 1300 in the afternoon.  I'm going to have to do something to adjust to the humidity I haven't had to deal with the past 4 years.  I was planning on 7 miles but my pace sucked so much in the heat I had to call it just before 6 to make it back to work on time.  I have a feeling this could be a problem for an Aug race.

-Dan

Barbara...

Barbara wore me out.  20 pull ups, 30 pushups, 40 situps, 50 squats is one set.  Do five sets.  Ugh.  I did three and managed a mile run at the end.  I'm still hurting from Angie the day before...

Me and Angie

So I took Daivd's advice and completed the first workout from the Crossfit PDF file.

Angie: 100 pullups, 100 pushups, 100 situps, 100 squats in 30 minutes.

I completed it in 60 minutes.  That's twice as long so that twice as good right?  right...?

What is a good post workout recovery drink?  I've been doing the muscle milk, but only because I don't know any better.

Alright...so this is the blog thing all the kids are talking about.  I'm really just doing this as a test because I haven't used one since the last time this group set one up.  If it works I'm good with using this or the email chain to stay on the same page.

-Dan