Race Day

Did my first bike only race today. It was a 40km Individual Time Trial on the Natchez Trace, and holy shit was it windy. Like a 10-12 mph difference on flat road wind. It was a brutal 20km out, and one hell of a fun 20km in. I didn't do to bad either. 1:11:08. That's about 21mph, so I'm fairly happy.

I also managed to get a 1500 yard swim in today. That's actually not a big swim for me, but I did swim a 500 in 7minutes, which is good for my ability at the moment. I also weighed in at 161 pounds before the swim. Every drop in weight for me now is a new low since second semester of my freshmen year in college.

Oh, I'm doing this weight loss thing not because I think I'm fat, but because I want to "race light." In other words, 20 pounds less stress on my knees while running. 20 pounds less to haul around on a bike. 20 pounds less to pull through the water.

Weekly totals (Sunday - Saturday):

6700 yards in the pool
52 miles on the bike
13 miles ran
130 minutes of strength training
60 minutes of spin

I put in just under an 11 hour week, so I'm happy.

And for the year:

Bike: 34h 15m 26s - 700.05 Mi
Run: 15h 11m 08s - 88.33 Mi
Swim: 16h 54m 20s - 46900 Yd
Strength: 10h 10m
Spinning Class: 7h 00m