July 13-July19

This week was yet another great week of running. I did not get to ride my bike this week at all, but I am not too unhappy with that. I would have ridden on Sunday, but decided to have a movie day with my lovely wife instead. I also needed the rest and relaxation.

Here are this week's results:

Monday: 4.2 mi(run)/34:39/Nice evening run in cooler temperatures. First time running in the evening in awhile. Very nice, relaxing run.




Tuesday: 5 mi(run)/42:07/Whew! The first 3 miles were great, but the last two were brutal! I was hurting coming in.




Wednesday: REST

Thursday: 3 mi(run)/25:07/Another very hot and humid run! Of course, I did not run till around 11ish, so I cut my run short.




Friday: REST

Saturday: 10.5 mi(run)/1:30:27/Definitely my longest run in a few months. Nice, cool morning with a pain-free run and a few big hills.




Sunday: REST

Weekly Miles: 22.7 miles(run)/0 miles(bike)

**Please visit the MotionBased link to see more information about each of my runs this week!**

This week, I plan to take it easy and take a couple of Pilate classes at my gym. I think this will tie in nicely with recovering from my tendinitis injury and hopefully help me get rid of it once and for all. I am a little disappointed in myself as I should have been doing this all summer and just now starting the class. Oh well, life goes on . I am also going to just run short runs this week(4 milers) and skip the longer weekend runs. I think I have been training a little too hard lately and trying to push myself a little too hard on the hills. Hope everyone is enjoying these cooler temperatures the last few days. Have a GREAT week of training!
LJ

July 6-July 12

This week was not a bad week of training. My wife and I celebrated our 4 year wedding anniversary this week and it was a lot of fun! We went downtown Buckhead and stayed at the Ritz on Friday night. Wow, what a blast! Congrats sweetie on surviving 4 years with me! You are truly a cutie! Thanks for 4 wonderful years and I look forward to what God has in store for the two us this year!

My training went pretty well this week, especially seeing that I am not really training for anything. I am trying to figure out exactly what I would like to do next, (i.e. marathon, triathlon, nothing). I am actually really enjoying the cross-training and doing nothing, but I know that will not last. I am very happy about my running this week. I was able to put in several long runs and they were all pain-free! This week will probably be a repeat of last week and I hope to get in a few more bike rides. I have been a bit slack on the cycling lately.

Here are this week's results:

Monday: 4 mi(run)/34:25/Just an easy 4 miler where I took my time and tried not to push it too hard.





Tuesday: 6.6 mi(run)/59:51/I wanted to just take it easy. I did for the most part, I ran into Nadine from the gym and ran with her. Nice, easy run!







Wednesday: REST

Thursday: 6.2 mi(run)/52:42/Nice run with very cool morning temperatures. I felt a bit sluggish, but was able to still run some good splits.





Friday: REST

Saturday: 8 mi(run)/1:06:04/Nice morning run in Buckhead. Ran the Peachtree course and turned around.





Sunday: 30 mi(bike)/1234/Whew! Nice Sunday afternoon bike ride. Lot's of hills and man, I am feeling it.





Weekly Miles: 24.2 miles(run)/30 miles(bike)

**Please visit the MotionBased link to see more information about each of my runs this week!**

My Sunday bike ride was definitely a great way to end my week. When I started my ride, I did not plan for a 30 miler, but I was so happy just to be on my bike again. As you can see, I added some new details to each of my workouts, thanks to Garmin Connect. I hope everyone has a great week of training and I will catch up with everyone next Sunday! Have a GREAT week!
LJ

June 29-July 5

Happy 4th of July to everyone! Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! I had a great week of training this week! I was very happy with the running that I was able to get in and the one lone bike ride. I had planned to run on Thursday, but just got a bit tired and decided to take it easy. I was able to get a bike ride in and had hoped to get in one more, but unable to do so.

Here are this week's results:

Monday: 6.8 mi(run)/59:07/Wow, that JF hill was a killer! First time running the Johnson Ferry hill in a very long time. Not a bad run, although it was pretty humid.





Tuesday: 4.1 mi(run)/35:18/Nice, flat run from the gym. Took my time and enjoyed to cooler morning temperature!





Wednesday: 6.1 mi(run)/52:02/Whew! This was one run that I could not wait to be over. I ran some good hills, I was just tired from the get-go and really did not feel like running. Ugh!





14 mi(bike)/44:57/Nice ride with Jerry, man, my legs were tired from my morning run. Still a pretty good ride with tons of hills.





Thursday: REST

Friday: REST

Saturday: 6.2 mi(Peachtree Road Race)/47:06/Nice Peachtree run! I was very happy with how great I felt throughout the run. I ran the mile splits that I was hoping to run and I was able to finish very strong!





Sunday: REST

Weekly Miles: 23.2 miles(run)/14 miles(bike)

**Please visit the MotionBased link to see more information about each of my runs this week!**

My wife and I had a house full of people over the weekend. The weekend started on Thursday evening with my niece, Ariel coming to stay with us. She and Sabrina were able to spend a good bit of time together. Then, on Friday my brother BJ and his family came in town for the Peachtree. It was pretty cool having all the family be at the Peachtree Road Race. Thanks to Jonathan, Jordan, Kaitlyn and Ariel for coming to cheer us all on. Hope everyone has a great week of training!

June 22-June 28

Alrighty, here we come Peachtree Road Race! Yeah! I am getting excited about the annual Peachtree Road Race. On top of that, my brother(BJ) and his wife(Kim) and two of his children(Kelsey Meghan and James Byron) will be running the race as well. I am so excited. Well, back to matters at hand. This week was a very good week seeing that I should have just taken it easy the whole week and done absolutely nothing after my very first Triathlon. Honestly, I could not just sit down and do nothing. I was really beginning to wonder if I was in good enough shape to complete a 10k road race. After this week's training, I can honestly say, YES!

Here are this week's results:

Monday: REST

Tuesday: 10.8 mi(bike)/37:51/Just an easy ride after the triathlon! I got tired of sitting around the house and doing nothing! Great ride and I felt great!





Wednesday: 6.4 mi(run)/55:09/Whew! First long run in awhile! Man, it is hot out already! Today was my first run to get ready for the Peachtree Road Race.





Thursday: 4.2 mi(run)/36:29/Nice, easy run after yesterday's 6 miler. I had planned to take the day off, but just could not do it.





Friday: REST

Saturday: 9.4 mi(run)/1:27:40/Getting ready for the Peachtree. Whew! It was muggy and hot this morning. Nevertheless, a very good run with a lot of hills! Alan and I ran the Peachtree course. This was my first long run since the triathlon and the longest run that I have had in months.





Sunday: REST

Weekly Miles: 20 miles(run)/10.8 miles(bike)

**Please visit the MotionBased link to see more information about each of my runs this week!**

Well, I had hoped to get in a bike ride on Sunday, but it was just too hot and I was just too tired. My wife and I started a painting project on Saturday and it literally took all day to complete. We were both so pooped that we were unable to get up for church on Sunday. Of course, the paint job looks incredible. Were are both very pleased in the turnout! Hope everyone has had a GREAT week of training. I will be getting in more miles till Wednesday and then I will take it easy the next few days and rest for Peachtree. Hope to see everyone at the Peachtree Road Race on Saturday and Happy 4th of July to all!
LJ

Callaway Sprint Triathlon Results

1/4 mi swim=11:50
10 mi bike=23:50
2 mi run=14:31
Total time=54:49

My T1 time was 3:09 and my T2 time was 1:31.

I was 29th in my age group and 168th overall out of 1200 people.

I definitely need to improve on my T1 time as that was way too slow. Other than that, I am very happy with my first triathlon experience! I am looking forward to the next one, which is TBD!
LJ