Last week was a step-back week which was good timing as I started to feel a little worn out.

Hey Nick, Awesome training last week! During the week of August 8th – August 14th… You also commented on2 people’s entries.

Week Stats All Total Distance (mi) 55.90 Total Calories 4061 Total Time 01:29 Workouts 9 Friend Leaderboard n/a Comments Sent 2

The weather was amazing all week long – mid to upper 60’s in the morning and mostly in the upper 70’s for highs! It made it easier to go out and train.  It has been a little harder with watching Nadia during the day to swim and bike.  I used the YWCA’s babysitting service to get one swim in right before one of our parent child swim classes. I really need to hit the open water again at least once or twice before the triathlon.  I didn’t do any official training bike rides, but got several rides in while pulling the trailer of similar distances to what I was supposed to do.  I did hit my running mileage target which is good.  I met up with my Ragnar team on Sunday for our final pre-relay meetup and had a nice run around Lake Calhoun before enjoying some delicious Punch Pizza. A couple of runners said that was the only reason they came!

Ragnar is this coming weekend and I’ll be running 21 miles in 36 hours!

Here are the weekly totals:

Bike: 39 mi

Run: 16.4 mi

Swim: 0.5 mi

My Mom came for a visit last week so I’m a little behind in posting this!

It was a peak week of training and I ended up pretty exhausted by the end, with a flat bike tire.

The mileage summary:

Bike: 37.7 mi

Run: 17.6 mi

Swim: 0.8 mi

Here is what Daily Mile had to say:

Hey Nick, Impressive training last week! During the week of August 1st – August 7th… You also commented on 4people’s entries.

Week Stats All Total Distance (mi) 65.06 Total Calories 5659 Total Time 04:46 Workouts 8 Friend Leaderboard n/a Comments Sent 4

Overall a pretty good week of training.  It almost looks like a step back week after hitting a ton of bike mileage the week before, but really I only missed one extra day of training.  I just wasn’t teaching a bike class so wasn’t riding during the day!  The summer program ended on Friday so I’m sure some of my bike mileage will continue to fall.

I had a nice swim, completing 1200 yards without stopping.  One of the kids that I know from the summer program kept trying to talk to me at the turns.  Every now and then I’d say a few words and then continue on my way! I felt really comfortable through 800 which is a good sign for the triathlon!

On Sunday I did a long brick workout. I rode 22 miles on the bike and finished with 4.5 mile run.  I started feeling pretty tired by the end but managed to maintain an 8:20 pace on the run.  I couldn’t decide where to go on the bike, I didn’t want to do the same exact course as last week, so I opted to head to Fort Snelling and go around the airport.  I saw quite a few deer and a turkey while in Fort Snelling and there was a lot of wind on the otherwise great roads to ride on around the airport.  The last several miles were pretty much all on streets so there was a lot more stopping or slowing down at the end.  I felt pretty happy with how my legs adjusted off the bike!

I turned 30 this past week, exciting I know!! Now I’ll be competing in a new age division! To celebrate I spent 3 hours at a board meeting talking about our strategic plan.  It actually was a very good meeting, but not the ideal way to spend your birthday!!

Stats from Running Ahead:

Bike: 79.7 mi

Run: 11.6 mi

Swim: 0.7 mi

Hey Nick, Gnarly training last week! During the week of July 25th – July 31st… You also commented on 5people’s entries.

Week Stats All Total Distance (mi) 91.90 Total Calories 5909 Total Time 03:00 Workouts 10 Friend Leaderboard n/a Comments Sent 5

It was a busy week, but I got some good workouts in.  Did I mention it was hot? We had heat indexes over or near 100 Mon-Weds hitting a record of 120.  Fortunately the school I’m working at has air conditioning, well until it broke.  We did survive, even though we had to cancel all of our outdoor activities and could only use the gym for short periods of time (it isn’t cooled).  I was able to fight to keep my bike class from having to cancel our rides, so we took 45-90 minute bike rides around the Mississippi River stopping frequently for water and to relax. Whenever we stopped it actually felt hotter without the breeze, but it was a good way to get some easy seat time on the bike.  I also decided to raise my bike seat on the commuter  bike and it is a lot more comfortable ride now.

I skipped my Tuesday run due to the heat – it didn’t seem smart to over exert myself when I knew I’d be out riding for awhile in the heat. The bike commutes weren’t fun.  I had a meeting on Tuesday after work and had to take Nadia with me. Usually we’d bike back to the meeting, but opted to take the city bus instead – good choice!

The weather over the weekend was amazing and on Sunday morning I was able to ride 18 miles with the temps in the mid-60’s!! It felt oh so good to zip up the bike jersey for the first few miles!

Bike: 102 mi

Run: 12.1 mi

Swim: 0.4 mi

Hey Nick, Stellar training last week! During the week of July 18th – July 24th… You also commented on 4people’s entries.

Week Stats All Total Distance (mi) 114.58 Total Calories 6965 Total Time 02:52 Workouts 9 Friend Leaderboard n/a Comments Sent 4