Tuesday July 31 Minibrick

A longish bike and short run today. I went 21 miles on the bike, out to Radford, past Res, and then to the Mines of Spain, turning around at Old Massey, then going past Flora on the way home. It was pretty hot, and I didn't go too hard. I wore Dad's HRM for the first time, and stayed right around 150 bpm. When I got back, I put my bike away and threw on my (new) shoes, and went out and ran for 10 minutes. I felt like I got rid of my bike legs after only 3-4 minutes, and settled into a decent pace at that point. Usually it takes me longer. My HR was about 170 during the short run. I need to figure out what that means and what my max HR is if I am going to train with a HRM.

To Buy list:
1. New tri shorts (or find my old ones)
2. New swimcap (or find my old one)
3. Used, cheap bike trainer
4. Wetsuit
5. Bike Jersey
6. Number belt

July 30 Swim

Swim workout today, at Loras.
200 warm up
12 x 100's, 6-7 effort
200 cool down (lungbusters)
1600 yard total, just under a mile. I went through the 100's between 1:50-1:55.

Also, I finally got a new pair of running shoes, a new pair of Brooks Adrenaline 7. I'll start breaking them in tomorrow.

Tri Blog

Hey all-
I'm going start blogging about my triathlon training and tris in general. I'm envisioning more of a virtual training log than anything else.
Next tri on the schedule: Trail of Tears