It's been another long break between blog posts here, as I've been pretty tied up with workouts. Most mornings I have been running, while trying to get some rides in after work. There was about a 2 week stretch of really cold weather that would have made long rides and even long runs outside pretty unpleasant. I mainly ran shorter distances those weeks, and then would ride inside on my spinning bike. When it did warm up, I at least got some rides in.
My race comes up on May 30th, just one week away. I did another "halfsie" routine of the full distance of this upcoming race.
The full distances are 5K run, 25K bike, then 5K run successively. I kept it relatively in half with a 1.5 mile run (11:10), a 7.5 mile ride (30 minutes estimate) and 1.5 mile run (11:30 estimate). All in all it was 52:30 total run-ride-run time, with about a 2 minute total add-on for transitioning between things. My estimation will be about a 2 hour race in good conditions. All depends on weather and wind speed along the route.
I've had some fun rides with the Fat Bike. Here's a few shots of my #FatBikeFriday ride yesterday: It was near Portland, ND, where the historic Viking Bridge, the oldest documented transportation bridge in ND is. First built in 1885, it was moved to this location in 1915, and renovated from 2006-2010. Pretty neat bit of history just a few miles from my home.
I have a couple races I've signed up for, but also more come my way to direct and time. Summer is speeding up and coming soon. So far I have three 5K's to direct, another 5K/10K to time, a tag-team race, plus a youth mini-combine. All within about a month. :)
As far as coffee goes, I'm basically drinking OG Black Gourmet and also some OG Latte now and then. They are always good for a morning pick-me-up.
Check out the coffee and even tea selections for some cold iced tea mixes at http://tinyurl.com/kbcoffee
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Kettlebells & Coffee
Coach Rick
