Jun 17
You gotta love compliments from strangers. And today I got one. I had a brick scheduled today* – 1 hour ride, 30 minute run. As I started my ride, I noticed another biker about 50 yards behind me. When a car pulled out in front of me, I had to slam on my brakes and …
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May 01
So, today, I headed out on my scheduled brick workout. According to the schedule, this meant a 4 hour bike ride and 1 hour run. The good news is that I completed the workout and felt great doing it. However, afterwards, I was looking at my schedule online, and noticed that I had the same …
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Apr 18
Yesterday, I did my long brick. I was originally scheduled to do a 4 hour bike / 1 hour run, but I decided against doing the full workout. I really wasn’t prepared for that sort of distance yet, so I backed off a bit. I ended up doing a 3 hour bike ride and 30 …
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Feb 28
Saturday was my first brick session this year. In one aspect, I was looking forward to it because it signaled that training is well under way and the racing season is just around the corner. On the other hand, I was dreading the fact that it is still winter and I would have to do …
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Sep 01
Today was one of those days where it was really hard to work. I don’t have any major projects looming over my head (at least none that I can work on immediately) and there wasn’t much ease on my plate for the day. On top of that, it was gorgeous out – sunny and in …
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