August 30th, 2007
Back to Work
Yesterday I got back on the road for the first time since the Endurance Challenge Triathlon. I did a quick run of four miles on one of my normal routes. It turned out that I felt really good on the run, any residual soreness was completely gone. I turned in an average pace of 7:59 a mile which was my fastest average pace yet. I also turned in my fastest mile during this run so all in all it was a good day.
This morning also had Zack and I back out on the road cycling. I haven’t had a chance to take Ron’s bike back to him yet so when I told Zack I was going for a ride today he was up for doing a ride. So I got up about 5:30 am, loaded up the bikes, and headed over to Zack’s. We got out to the park in Cary where I usually start my rides and mounted up. I kept the pace slow and we averaged about 16.5 mph over 23 miles. Zack kept up really well and at some points even overtook me. There’s a lot to be said about a lighter bike, though I do think Zack’s probably better at cycling than he gives himself credit for. I’m pretty sure he’ll be buying a bike of his own fairly shortly. He also got to try out his new Garmin 305 which I have to admit I’m fairly jealous of. It has GPS built in and does speed, elevation, heart rate, and maps the routes. I definitely have to upgrade my Polar heart rate monitor. Also the Garmin can be setup to track bike cadence as well.
