Vacation Workouts
>> Saturday, August 04, 2012
Two weeks ago, Pharmie, Henry, and I left for a family vacation in Alexandria, MN. We got back just in time for the Rice Street Mile a week ago Thursday. I got in a few good workouts up there (including THEE fastest riding I've ever done!), and here are some details.
• SUNDAY, JULY 22nd: 31 mile ride with 5 mile TT effort in the middle.
Pharmie and I left Henry with Grandma, and we both headed out for a nice out-and-bike ride on the trail that starts in Alex.
At mile 10, I pulled away to hammer the next 5 miles as fast as I could. You can clearly see that on my Garmin data:
I finished the "TT effort" 5 miles in 12:01.9, or 1.9 seconds away from a 25.0 mph average!! Officially, it was a 24.966 mph average for those 5 miles! Good effort! I was spent!!
I rode easy, and met up with Pharmie to ride back home. I pulled away near Alex for a few more "moderate" miles (as you can see on my pace graph), and we finished over 31 miles.
Pharmie finishing up her ride back in Alex.
With "Big Ole."
• MONDAY, JULY 23nd: 7 mile easy hilly run with 2 800 meter pick-ups.
I put Henry in the stroller when he needed a nap, and we cruised the quiet paved back-roads near the resort. We looped around so many times that we ran some of the roads 6 times:
Note the 2 half-mile intervals between 5:00 and 5:30 pace.
And as I was running, I realized that it was a year ago on these same roads that I took Henry for his first run with me!! Here's the post from a year ago that shows photos of him on our first run. Wow... what a year it's been!
• TUESDAY, JULY 24th: no workout, just this:
Me and my brother-in-law Dave. We didn't "stick the landing."
My nephew and niece!
• WEDNESDAY, JULY 25th: 1,850 yard open-water swim:
Well, we WERE staying 50 feet from a lake, so I had BETTER find time for a swim. I headed along the shore and drifted a bit towards the middle of the lake. Here's a photo Pharmie took, and she SWEARS I'm right in the middle:
Ah yes... there I am...
Wrapping up the swim - you can see my arm sticking up right in the middle.
Here are 3 more photos from our vacation:
Henry with his cousins after we went on a little wagon ride!
Pharmie and Henry in Lake Mary. Look at how hot my wife is. Look.
Teaching my boy how to relax! I love this! :)
3 comments:
Your wife does look totally awesome! Do share her ab workout.
And now I have to go to confession, for committing adultery by lusting after your wife!!
In the last photo it kinda looks like Henry's arm is disappearing into your stomach, Pilsbury Doughboy style...maybe relaxing a little too much lately Steve? Lol!
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