Cycling
8/02: 25.4 mi; 1:47:16; 14.3 mi/hr
8/05: 19.7 mi; 1:00:44; 19.7 mi/hr; 187 Avg. Watts (Trainer Ride)
8/09: 14.1 mi; 1:05:32; 12.9 mi/hr
8/12: 16.9 mi; 1:10:35; 14.4 mi/hr
8/14: 12.1 mi; 1:01:24; 11.8 mi/hr; 182 Avg. Watts (Trainer)
It is a month until the 2016 Capital City Challenge. This will be my first race/event this year. I have continued jumping on the bike to build on the training completed in July. The indoor trainer has come in handy on days when the heat index is near or over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. I am hoping that some hill trainer will build muscle to help maintain a quicker pace on the flat course on the boulevard. August 9th was a Job Corps effort that I could not quite finish due to the oppressive heat. However, I came back to Mount Alpha on August 12th and managed to finish the climb all the way to Whispering Woods Drive.
This cycling has been all well and good, but run training has been ignored. There are only so many training hours in the day, and cycling takes over twice the amount of time as running per workout. Still, I will manage to lace up the Brooks running sneakers if/when the temperatures decline. This may even call for some early morning runs.
As for the third event in the mini-triathlon, it will be difficult to train seriously for the rowing segment. Weather permitting, I could lug the kayak into the Kanawha River a few times over the next three weekends.
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