Exercise-O-Rama
Well, I got up and went jogging this morning. Went to where I wanted to go and found it was closed because of the Triathlon this weekend. It’s okay, though, because I found an even better place to go jogging. It’ll probably be where I go from now on.
However, jogging is not my strong suit. It was really hard to keep going. My legs may have been a little tired from bike riding yesterday. I only went for 16 minutes. It’s been a long time since I’ve been jogging.
Note to self:
Must.
Get.
Back.
In.
Shape.
Biking to Work
Oh, yeah, I rode my bike to work today. It was 6.8 miles. Took about 35 minutes, which isn’t too bad. I was prety worn out by the time I got to work, though. I haven’t ridden for a few weeks because I haven’t been feeling too well. Hopefully, I can start riding 2-3 times a week.
While I was riding to work, I heard this sound coming up behind me. I assumed it was a car. Turns out, it was another bicyclist. He zoomed past me like I was standing still. I was going around 18 mph. I figure he must’ve been going at least 30. I wonder if he was preparing for the triathlon.
Threeathlon
So, they have the Ironman Triathlon this Saturday for Arizona. I was thinking that I might like to do one, until I realized that it’s:
112 miles of biking
2.4 miles of swimming
26.2 miles of running
ALL IN ONE DAY
That’s just insane, yet I want to do it. Maybe first I’ll try doing one part of each a year and then the fourth year do them all. I’ve almost done that much biking in one day — did 95 miles when I first did the MS 150. As for what else I’ve done, running comes in second — I ran 4 miles once (did it in about 45 minutes). Running comes a little harder now 1) because I weigh more than I used to and 2) I get a foot pain in my arch after about 20-30 minutes. But I’m going to run tomorrow for about 20 minutes. That is, if I wake up soon enough. As for swimming — this would be the most challenging part. I’ve never done much swimming. A lap or two in the pool is all I’ve done.
I’d really like to add a triathlon to the things I wish to accomplish list, but I just don’t see that happening. Maybe I just need to have more of a can-do attitude.
