It’s not the best picture, but here is a view of this morning’s RuBi* session set-up:
Have a wonderful weekend!
*pronounced “ruby” – Run-Bike. Yeah, my own creation. It just seemed weird calling it a BRick when I ran first.
September 2013 was all about training for Foxy’s Fall Century on October 19th… What had been an occasional, Monday-morning alternative to running, became pretty much the sole focus of training this past month: namely bicycling. I have missed running as much as I was, but the shift was necessary to finish well on Foxy’s.
I have noticed that my running has somewhat improved (speed and economy), though I have lost the base that I had when I was running 30 to 45 miles per week. That said, I have realized improvement in my cycling skills, speed, cadence, and endurance. I guess that what is gained through targeted training – DUH.
One thing that has resulted this month as been an increasing interest in moving toward multisport: duathlon and triathlon. Swimming is still a ways off, but I’m working toward duathlon. More on that in future posts, but I have added BRicks and sprint distance duathlon sessions (SprintDu) to my Friday sessions.
I had one business trip this past month and took advantage of being in the Philadelphia area and ran the Rock ‘n’ Roll Philly Half Marathon. It was a great event and added a different element to my trip.
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My final long ride before Foxy’s Fall Century should probably have been next week or the week after; but, because of scheduling (Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon next weekend and a quick biz trip the following), today was the day…
My training plan called for 85 miles; but I ended up adding a short, .6 mile finger to each loop. When I got close to home, I was at 89 miles – too close to 90 to not add the one-mile tag to the ride!
I was definitely spent after the ride. I probably needed one more GU and some additional electrolyte drink on the final stages. I think with proper carb loading (I plan on following my standard, marathon regime) and rest, I’ll finish Foxy’s in good shape.
It’s funny, each week I plan to pull over and take a picture or two to post, but I never seem to remember. I guess I’m just too focused…or zoned out to remember. I did have my GoPro running on the last loop (since the sun was up then.) I’ll have to post a video one of these day.
Hope your weekend was great!
Training Journal – 9/29/13:
Finally got around to something that I’ve put off for too long and can’t let slip again…
Training Journal – 9/28/13:
This multisport thing is starting to grow on me. The aqua part of triathlon is still looming ominous though; so I’ve been looking at duathlons of late. I think know triathlon will come, just need to figure out how and when…and then make it happen.
Anyway, back to duathlon… Instead of doing my usual, Friday BRick this morning, I did a home version/distance of a sprint duathlon that I’m looking at for early 2014: run 2 miles, bike 10 miles, run 2 miles. I’m actually leaning toward the international distance (10k run, 40k bike, 5k run); but, with only about 1:20 max in the morning for my workout, the shorter distance worked better.
It was fun and, for my first “Du”, went great:
I’ve programmed Friday’s as BRick workouts on my training plans, but I think I may weave SprintDus in the schedule…just to break things up.
Have a great weekend – I know I plan to!
Training Journal – 9/27/13:
This morning’s ride was deja vu…all over again…ten times:
The elevation chart makes the repeats look a lot more difficult than they were/are… Though, after about five climbs, it was getting old. On a few of the repeats, I switched from full-out riding/climbing to a lower gear/higher RPM to practice that aspect.
Oh, and I found a free counter app for my iPhone to help me keep track of how many repeats I’d completed…I knew keeping track in my head wasn’t going to happen!
Anyway, it was an “interesting” way to spend eleven of my 23 miles none the less…
Training Journal – 9/26/13:
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