Tri Apparel

Brethren, I get updates from web sites about gear that goes on sale every now and again. This morning I recieved one concerning that of tri suits. Here's the link in the case you two would like to join me amongst the ranks of onesie wearers.

http://gearup.active.com/Event.aspx?l=00011424175900000000&a=071714_TRIapparelMW-Endevr-PureFit&jb=n&cid=LLS4252&uid=5891918

As of late, I've been having a really hard time running. I seem to have slightly strianed my achilles tendon and have had to stick to swimming for the majority of my workouts. It's been tough, but I'm managing.

What's Worse?

What's worse than having to walk around the day after doing a squats and lunges workout? How about a bike ride. So I did Body Pump yesterday morning and killed the squats and lunges tracks and followed up with a 2 mile swim in the afternoon. To reward myself, I waited until this afternoon, when temps hit 95 degrees, to hit the bike. Ouch. The heart rate monitor said I could push harder, my legs disagreed. At least the tweaks I made to the bike setup improved overall comfort. So there's that. Here's what a workout looks like when my legs are on fire mile one:

Info Dump

I was on the road again lat week, so it's been a few days since my last post, and much has transpired. First, the workouts. While in Nashville I go to the local YMCA to spin in the mornings and swim in the afternoon. I got in average workouts Tues-Thursday; nothing fancy just 60 or 90 minute straight-throughs.

While I was away, a special delivery arrived for me. I am the proud new owner of a  Kestrel 4000 SL.

I found this beauty on Ebay and got a great deal. Note the carbon tubular wheels to save weight and the Adamo Breakaway saddle to save my balls. I still need to do some adjusting, especially with the aerobar setup, but I'm pumped. I went on a moderate ride this morning for 30 miles, keeping heart rate solid in zone 3 at 150 bpm +/-5 and set a new 20 mph PR on my 30 mile ride. My guess is the bike will increase average speed by about 1.5 mph; that's a time savings of about 5 minutes on the bike ride.Here's from this morning:

Missed the double

I lost my streak of double workouts but I'm okay with it. Tamara was sick this morning so there wasn't much I could do. I ended up doing a spin class, which was good from an intensity perspective. 50 minutes total and there were intervals of 4, 5, 6, and 7 minutes with 2-4 minutes of rest in between. Felt good. My weight's starting to come off and I'm hoping to hit the track next week. I've always responded really well to intervals, we'll see how it goes.

Second double

This morning I got in a 6-7 miler, but it was rough. I hadn't done anything that long in a couple weeks and it was no bueno. But that's part of getting back to fitness quickly. This afternoon I got in a quick ride. 10 min warm up, 10x1 min intervals with 1 minute rest and then 10 min cool down. Trying not to go too nuts while getting back into it.