1st Week Catch Up

Here's a review of fitness for the first week of the new year:

Monday- Pullers lift and indoor trainer work on the bike at the gym with Brian.  Lift included cleans, concentrated curls, L-ups, and DB shoulder series. Bike intervals with an overall average of 17.1 mph for 20 miles on the trainer.

Tuesday- Treadmill intervals followed by pushers lift. Six miles total: 2x1200M at sub 6 minute pace, then 4x800M at 5:49 pace. Most tired I've been on a run in a long time.  Pushers lift afterwards included DB bench, TRX split jumps, decline abs, and tricep push downs. 

Wednesday- Off day...I-40 in 2012 goal established by Brian.  Can track progress at the right/top section of my blog page.

Thursday- mile repeats with Brian.  Started at the Hillsboro Sportsplex and warmed up with an 8:15 mile out to the old Orange County Speedway.  Did 2 miles hard at 6:20 pace around the loop, then 1 mile light at 7:15 pace.  Did two more hard miles at around 6:35 pace, and then one more cool down mile back to the car.  

Friday- will be lift/run combo with Brian from the estate.  Expecting great temps for a tough ride of hill repeats up Pleasant Green Rd.

A Weekend Away....

With the unexpected events of Irene, CNU shut its doors on Friday so I decided to make the trip home on Thursday night after training. Ran the trail light in the morning to rest the leg and then had a solid practice in the afternoon despite some very hot temperatures.

Friday I got on the bike and did a good solo ride out through the northern country roads of Orange county. Hit some tough cross winds with the front end of the storm coming through but was happy with a 17.7 mph avg over 16 miles. Visited Cardinal Gibbons that evening for their family football game...good to see so many people come out and great to have a chance to catch up with old friends and parents.

Saturday I took a much needed off day. Today I got a chance to catch up with Brian and watch Mollie and the Duke women's team beat up on Notre Dame...a great 3-1 win for them. Got home and got back on the bike again for a quick 9 miler warmup on some nearby roads and then did a full upper body lift with dad. Enjoyed a nice dinner with Nana and Pops to close out a nice weekend at home. Back to school tomorrow if the power decides to come back on.