8 Days

Well it's been 8 days since I bought the new bike. I love it! I've put on about 81 miles. It would have been more, however the weather and wind have really cut me down. I would have to think cutting down on my running / road miles will have to help the way my left ankle has been feeling. I've run 17.65 miles in the last 8 days....The bad thing is, Now it almost feels like road miles are becoming harder. I ran 9.05 miles last night....(they felt terrible). I think I'm going to have to fine tune my schedule. It seems to be a fine line, by training on the road and bike.
I rode alittle over 11 miles this morning, then tried running afterward. I did 1 mile. Wow, I think this duathalon coming up on the 14th is going to be tougher than I thought! LOL

Wish me luck.

2007 Giant TCR A1

Great News, I broke down and bought a New road bike. It's a 2007 Giant TCR A1.
OMG, it rides and feels so good. The last few years I've been using a mountain bike to train on. Then my brother let me use an old speed bike that he had. The problem with that one was it was recalled years ago to replace the aluminum front fork. Apparently the fork would fracture which likely caused serious accidents.....scary! I was riding it the other day about 3 miles from home when I hit a small hole in the road. The front tire blew and slightly bent the rim. I was sure the fork was going to brake. Even if this was a nice and fast bike it wasn't worth it. I was always second guessing ever bump in the road. That was the last draw. I went out and bought the new bike ,it should last me for years. I took the bike on a 23.5 mile route which I've used in the past. Wow, running the same pace (16 to 17 mph) I'd used on the mountain bike. I bettered my time by 20 minutes. Really felt good! Can't wait for 6/14/ 08 for the Flag City Tri / Duathalon. I think I'm going to do the 5k - 35k -10k...... should be interesting.

1000 miles

Wow, it doen't seem possible. I have been running for a little over 8 months now. I started keeping track of my work outs on www.runnersworld.com. This morning I logged 1001 miles for a total. "YES" Thats like running from my house in Findlay, Ohio to Florida. It's a mile stone that I never thought I'd ever do.
Ya know. It was worth all the hard work!

Got the bike out

Ran about 9.5 miles yesterday morning. I could have done more but why push it. The weather was perfect plus I had to get 2 yards done while it wasn't raining. It was to the point I could have bailed the grass. LOL.
I got the bike out yesterday. Had to shoot a little air in the tires. But it felt good to ride again. The got dressed about 6:30 this morning. It was raining slightly, but if I ride quick, I'm sure I could get a few miles in. I ended up riding about 6.44 miles at a good pace and broke a sweat. It felt great! I think I'll plan on riding about every other day to build up & prep for a Sprint / Tri or dualathon in Findlay next month.

Feeling better

Well, I've run 16.8 miles in the last 2 day.Yesterday I did an early 5k, then last night after work I told myself it's time for a long run. I did alittle over 10 miles at a nice pace. I was tired, however I felt good! Thats the longest run since the Xenia Marathon did me in. I jogged another 5k tonight just to add miles....no records to talk about, plus my Garmin battery died...no time anyway. LOL
I'm working the late shift 2maro.....It will be a good day to take off & rest the body. Had a little pain in the left ankle anyway. I want to play it right. It's not worth getting hurt again.

8 miles today

Today was perfect. Just a great day to be out and run.....Enjoy the rest of the weekend!