Memorial Day Weekend

Finally, a long weekend. Somehow the week prior to a long weekend goes by so slowly, but Friday is finally here. It was a good week of cross-training. I got in two runs in Lincoln (one around Walden Pond) and a run in Brighton. I also got in a yoga session as well as to circuit training sessions. Unfortunately this has not yet led to a weight reduction. On Thursday I had a great 55 minute run around Walden. It seems that as soon as you start feeling to good about yourself, someone one-ups you. I am fairly proud of my morning runs. To get out on the road/trails at 6am for an hour run is a pretty good accomplishment and one I could never have dreamed of in my single days. Well on Thursday, I was about 30 minutes into my run and feeling pretty special and I came upon Walden. I looked out into the pond and there were 6 or people working out. That is tough. That water has to be cold at 6am. Hats off to those people, although they are probably a bit crazy. Last night was the second to last practice session of the band before our big debut at Buddy's Bash. I can say that they are playing awesome and I am hoping that I can sit in on a few songs and not make too many mistakes. It will be quite a show.
My goal for this weekend is to get in 150 miles. Hopefully the weather and scheduling will cooperate.

B2B Course

Here is the profile of the Harpoon ride. If you click on the box that says elevation, you can see, there are few hills out there. I will be trying to add an extra ride each week, just concentrating on hills!!!!! This morning I got out for another run in the woods behind Walden. Almost went around Walden as well but think I will wait for later in the week for that. I got about 4.5 miles in and a quick little circut workout at the gym in. Time to up the intensity!!!!!

Getting Ready for the B2B

I have been slacking on my posting so I will try to work my way backwards from today and update my progress. First, this is a picture of Jordan at her Grandmothers 70th birthday dinner. As you can see, she wasn't all that impressed with the goings on. I am impressed with her multitasking ability at such a young age.
Today we had a ride on part of the Harpoon B2B course. The course spends a long time on rte 119 so we rode out on 119 from Groton to Ashby. The day started with a 4:30 am alarm. It is hard to believe that I would get up that early just to ride my bike. We left my house at 5:30 to head to the start in Boxborough. Here is a big difference from running. I used to drive to the starting location now I ride there. That adds about 6 miles to my days total. We left Boxborough at 6:00 and wound our way through Littleton to Groton. Once on 119 it was a straight shot towards Ashby. This was much faster than I am used to riding and I was pushing it to stay on the pace. Once in Ashby we had a huge climb. This will end up being on of the harder climbs in the B2B. I did feel much better on the climb than in the flats. We turned at Ashby center and worked our way home. It was pretty uneventful. For the day I got in 62.4 miles at an average of 17.2 mph My heart rate was an average of 140 with a high of 169. I burned 2405 calories. I've ridden 478 miles for the year. I am hoping to get 2000 before the PMC.
Last week I started back running in the woods of Lincoln. I had two 5 mile runs and felt great. It is an awesome place to spend the morning. Last Monday I was able to get out in the afternoon. It was a bit cool but a good day for ride. I rode 41.9 miles with an average of 15.5 mph. My average heart rate was 130 my max was 167.
Last Saturday was my first ride with team Lick Cancer. We rode 82 miles out to Mt Wachusett and back. Alot of hills but a great day in the saddle. We were out for about 6 or 7 hours.