8/16- bike/crossfit

I got my bike today! And since they didn't have my shoes at the store downtown I decided to take the afternoon off to go get the shoes I liked (and try out my bike). Good choice.

Took the bike for a quick spin around the neighborhood first. My knee did great even with all the hills (and the "ride" home was super easy). At 4 I decided going and riding on riverside would be fun, and it was. I think I rode about 6 miles (21st-51st and back). Took about a half hour and my knees held up ok. I could feel them but they didn't hurt. My butt was kinda soar, I'm gonna order a pair of real bike shorts to go with my tri shorts.

Crossfit: Kinda tough right after the bike ride but still a blast.
21-15-9 OHS, burpees
6:44 w/ 33# nowhere near rxd but my shoulders were tight and i didn't want to hurt my back. OHS hurt my wrist/thumb, gotta work on that.

Tri Training

Going to compete in a sprint triathlon on Oct 3rd. That's 7 wks away!!! 500m swim, 18 mi bike, 5k run. I'm not worried about the run at all and as long as my knee holds up I don't think the bike will be too bad. Now the swim is another story. One week into training and I am getting much better at swimming but still a long way to go. Goal is to swim 2-3 days/wk, bike 2 days/wk, run 1-2 days/wk, and still crossfit at least 3 days/wk. It sounds lofty but I really think it is doable and will make for a great first triathlon.

Today:
Swim: 14x25m rest varied from 15 secs to a minute between swims. Need to slow down my stroke, I tried counting 1 mississippi, 2 mississippi, breathe and that seemed to help a lot. Going to try and set up lessons sometime this week to get better technique.

Ran 5k at LaFortune about 30 mins. Not too bad, even after swimming. Running is all a mental game and I won it tonight, go me!

I was pretty happy with myself for working out twice after getting back from Dallas. I'm really excited to go pick up my bike tomorrow at lunch. Fingers crossed that my knee cooperates with my triathlon plans!