Back On The Bike
I have recovered from last Thursday’s bike crash. I rode from my house down to the Burke Gilman trail, out to Woodinville and back. I averaged 17.1 mph until I hit the hill coming back home. This dropped my average to 15.8 mph. I was hoping to hit 16 mph. Oh well.
I need to get in at least 2 rides per week to prepare for my triathlon on September 16th. It’s taking a lot of motivation and dedication. I guess that’s why I signed up for a race, to make myself train. I have done this triathlon every year since it started, so I don’t want to miss out this year.
I ran into Brad on the trail. He was running 26 miles. I felt like a slacker, only riding 20 miles. Then again my upcoming triathlon is a sprint distance, which takes about 1.5 hours vs. 10-15 hours for an Ironman! Go Brad!
Workout:
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 08/12/2007
- Time: 15:00:00
- Total Time: 1:17:00.00
- Average Heart rate: 140
- Max Heart rate: 161
- Calories: 508
- Distance: 20.3 miles
- Average Speed: 15.82 mph
- Ascent: 680 ft
Although I got a late start, I’ve been a serious runner since 1994. I ran my first marathon in 1995 on my 30th Birthday. It’s been my goal to run the Boston Marathon since then. I missed qualifying by 12 minutes that year. I needed to run 3:40 and ran 3:52. Running in the most prestigious marathon, is the ultimate for most runners. The fact that you have to qualify, only fueled my competitive juices.
Over the next 9 years I ran 6 more marathons. I love running so much that I became a 
