I was able to sneak in a 3 mile run this morning.  Since I knew it was going to be a short run, I picked up the pace from my normal jogging pace.  When I go for these quick runs, I normally run the same couple of routes.  Today was my best time on this particular route, so things seem to be picking up.  Now, off for some empty calories (the FFB’s favorite line).

Really good brick for me tonight.  I have actually been pleased with my last three workouts, so I feel much better about the race than I did a week ago.  And given that it is a week from today, the mental part could make all the difference.  Anyway, I got in a 9.6 mile bike at a solid pace.  I did not attempt to go all out, since I knew the run would be a disaster if I did that, but I did push hard the whole time with no coasting.  Then I followed that up with a 4.3 mile run.  I was only planning on doing 3.5 miles (race distance) but felt good so I tacked on a few extra laps.  I live just shy of a mile from the track, so I jog there and then run laps and jog home.  Works out good.  I hope to get in a run, or something, tomorrow AM, but we’ll see as we are heading out for the day around noon.

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…

Couple of good workout days, back-to-back. Something I haven’t been able to say in a while. Yesterday at lunch, I finally got back on track (inspired by emails from Sull, Nash, and the FFB) and did a 3.5 mile run, followed by a 5 mile bike. I have been so tired lately at night, so I was pumped to get this out of the way during the work day.

Then this morning I did a swim/bike brick (didn’t have the time or energy for the FFB Tri workout!). This is only the second time I have been in the pool since the last tri, but I felt fine, so all should be good on the swim. I did .25 miles in the pool, which is race distance. I then followed that up with a 9.4 mile bike ride (just shy of race distance). Actually wasn’t really attempting to push the pace too hard on the bike, but came in at a faster than expected mile pace, so that was good. I took my time through the transition and had to spend a couple of minutes searching for my phone, but definitely feel like I got in a solid workout.

Hurricane coming tomorrow, so we’ll see if a workout is even possible.