Well, I felt like I needed to redeem myself after cutting my last brick workout short 2 miles the other day…and I did just that!

This morning’s tri-workout (bike/run/swim) is one of my best workouts I have had since completing the first triathlon. It started with a 12 mile bike ride at a great pace. I was then determined to follow it up with a 4 mile run, not 2. I felt great right out of the gate (which is not the norm) so I started out a decent pace. After 2 miles, I felt even better so I picked up the pace a bit and continued on to run another 2.3 miles. I then finished the day with a 1/3 mile swim in my pool.

Overall, I biked 12 miles, ran 4.3 miles, and swam 1/3 mile.

I hope to have another workout like this in two days but I will not rule out another brick tomorrow if I feel up for it…

We had a babysitter on Saturday night so the wife and I ended up meeting two other couples for dinner and drinks(SULL was there, see pic above). It turned into a late night (2am) but to my surprise I woke up feeling great and ready to go. I had a small window to workout in the morning so I banged out core synergisitcs while I had the chance. I am glad I did because I missed my workout this morning and I rarely can squeeze it in when I get home, nor am I up for exercising after work…so I am going to call today a rest day

Well, had basically a non-existent work-out week.  After doing Plyo last Sunday my legs were killing me for three days.  Plus, I was travelling so it was pretty easy to convince myself to skip my workouts.  Not good.

Got back at it today.  I was hoping to get in a brick this morning, but my wife was heading out so I didn’t have enough time.  I did however get in a solid 12.5 mile bike ride with a couple of good hills (nothing crazy).  Felt good to get back on the bike, as I was finally able to change the flat tire.  I was determined to do it myself, so that is why it has taken me 3+ weeks to get it fixed (didn’t have  a new tube).

So, basically there are two weeks to go and I don’t  have to travel at all.  I am going to do all I can to work hard towards the race.  Last time I really let off the gas on the week heading into the Tri.  Going to try a different approach this time and try to train hard right up to the race, with a rest day on the Friday before.  We’ll see what happens.  Either a longer run or a brick tomorrow, depending on how I feel, as I am heading to the UFC tonight, so definitely will have a few beers.

I should be happy with the brick workout I just completed but I claimed I was going to run 4 miles and I only did 2. I did the same brick route as the other day, 12 mile bike ride followed by a 2 mile run. Not sure why I cut it short either, felt pretty good…I guess I was not determined to add another 2 miles.

I don’t think I can improve my cardiovascular endurance anymore than where it’s at right now seeing that there is only 13 days left to train. What I can do is become stronger mentally though. No matter if you are in unbelievable shape or terrible shape, you should feel dead during a triathlon if you push yourself hard enough. I feel you need to be mentally strong to push yourself hard enough to complete any fitness event (road race, triathlon, etc…) to the best of your physical ability. Personally, I feel like I had more mental toughness leading into the first triathlon. After all, I did just cut my workout short today for no apparent reason. I know I have it in me though so my goal is to push myself to the limit during my upcoming brick workouts. My plan is to do 3 brick workouts next week so lets see what happens…

I realized this morning that I still very much enjoy ALL of the strength training P90X workouts. I have not done the legs and back routine in months but I have been cycling and running so I seem to always prioritize an upper body P90X workout over the others…so the legs and back routine never makes the schedule. This morning I completed “chest & back” and I felt great during and after it. I wore the exercise vest the first half and took it off the second. I banged out 22 pull-ups the other day on my first set but seeing that I had the 40lb vest on, I was only able to complete 6. During the second half when the vest came off, I was in the 7-10 range but I was toast by then.

I hope to get in another brick (bike/run) workout tomorrow morning…