I've been meaning to write this post for a few days and only got around to it. Work has been well...work. You know the drill. We've been experiencing drought conditions stemming from last summer's lack of precipitation (read: no rain June-September) and just caught up this weekend. The rain started late Saturday night and only just stopped at 5:30pm tonight. So, things are wet.

I managed to sneak in training during all this mess, with a 33 mile bike during the Tornado Watch, which the news failed to inform me (even with the constant interrupts). Turns out a twister did touch down 35 mi East of here and took out a barn...with an aluminum roof, so not much actual damage.

Anyway, 16 weeks "base training" phase is complete and here are the numbers:


Runs: 35
Avg. MHR: 164.6
Avg. AHR: 155.1
Avg. Time: 00:32:34
Total Time: 18:59:56
Avg. Speed: 6.6 MPH
Avg. Mi Pace: 9:07
Avg. Dist.: 3.6 Mi
Total Dist.: 119.3 Mi

Bikes: 24
Avg. MHR: 153.4
Avg. AHR: 141.0
Avg. Time: 00:51:35
Total Time: 20:38:21
Avg. Speed: 17.5 MPH
Avg. Mi Pace: 3:25
Avg. Dist.: 15.6 Mi
Total Dist.: 249.7 Mi

Swims: 23
Avg. Time: 00:20:34
Total Time: 03:46:22
Avg. Speed: 2756.6 M/hr
Avg. 100 M Pace: 02:10
Avg. Dist.: 921.7 M
Total Dist.: 21.200 kM

Total Summary: 83
Total Time: 43:43:40
Total Dist.: 384.3 Mi
Cal. Burned: 39412

Monday starts my 21-week Oly base/build/race plan culminating at Nation's in DC. I've got a few races along the way and a few tri goodies in route. I'd like to start swimming before work, which may prove feasible in about a month. All-in-all, the main goals are to stay healthy, have fun, and learn a few things about myself along the way.