Just finished a brick (bike/run)…

I did my 12 mile bike route but decided last minute to add an additional 4 miles to it. There is a hilly road right outside my neighborhood so I  tacked that on at the end. The road is 2 miles long so I went up it and then back down…it’s nothing crazy but it does make you work hard at times. At the end of my 16 mile bike ride, I ended up running 2 miles. I did not time myself which usually means I do not push myself as hard as I would if I clocked it. My feeling is the more I do these brick (bike/run) workouts, the less my legs will feel awkward on race day during the run portion.

My plan is to do a P90X workout tomorrow…

Hurricane Earl is making it’s way up the east coast so I am definitely anticipating rain tomorrow in my area. Not sure when it’s going to start but to play it safe I decided to push my scheduled indoor P90X workout to tomorrow. I took advantage of the clear skies this morning and went for a comfortable 6 mile run (did not push myself). My plan is to do the shoulders & arms routine tomorrow morning…

Just finished another tri-workout, read this post from 1 ½ months ago (CLICK HERE)

I completed the exact same route this morning which is made up of a 9 mile bike ride, 3.1 mile run, and 1/3 mile swim. Leading into the first triathlon, I completed this tri-workout about half dozen times and I had my best time 6 days before the first triathlon (post above).  I can honestly say I am not as “jacked up” over this 2^nd triathlon as I was the first and I have been enjoying the weekends more heading into this 2nd TRI. When I say “enjoy”, I mean cheating more on my nutrition (both food and beers)…we seem to have cookouts every weekend. Anyways, there was a part of me that thought I was in better shape a couple of months ago but I no longer think that…

Prior to today, my best time on this workout was 1 hour 3 minutes and 27 seconds…this morning I shaved off 23 seconds from it leaving me with a final time of 1 hour 3 minutes and 4 seconds

Now, this does not mean you can cheat on your nutrition and expect to lose fat and gain muscle. I know I would be in a lot better shape if I maintained a solid nutrition plan throughout but I do not consider myself a fitness freak…just a married guy with kids looking to stay in shape while enjoying my weekends

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