I missed posting a training report for yesterday, so here it is:

Yesterday was all about the bike. It was a crappy day at work, started off by a 2 1/2 hour commute to work. Since my new home is only 25 miles from where I work, that's an exceptionally long commute! What did I expect? It was rainy, and we all know Austinites don't see enough rain to learn how to drive in it. Anyhoo . . . suffice it to say that when I got home around 6:00 PM, I was ready to ride hard.

I promised Lisa I wouldn't ride for too long. She was about to start dinner and besides, I felt guilty walking in and then leaving her with my dogs for a long ride. So . . . rather than do distance, I worked a bit on intensity without blowing up. I did a 30-mile ride attempting to keep my heart rate at or under 150 bpm for the entire ride. This meant exerting myself harder on flats and downhills to keep my heartrate from dropping too low, as well as spinning easily up the hills so that the heart rate wouldn't et too high. I was mildly successful.

The flats and downhills saw a few too many lows. At one point, I couldn't even keep my heart rate above 140, and I was spinning wildly at 35 mph on a descent. On most of the hills, I managed to stay at or under 150 bpm, but on two hills, I spiked up to 155 and 159 respectively. All in all, it wasn't too bad. I was pretty spent after the ride, but I got my legs back enough to take the dogs on a short run. So . . . I got in a good brick workout and managed not to overdo it too much.

Today, I plan on doing a 45-minute to 1 hour run if I can get away with it. Lisa and I have a lot of unpacking to do, so I may end up bagging the run today and giving it a shot at lunch tomorrow. I also plan to swim tomorrow night while Lisa does dinner with her mom (a Wednesday ritual). So, my training for Iron Star is not progressing as regularly as I'd hoped, but I still think if I can stay on track and not overdo it on the bike, I'll be in good shape to finish well under 6 hours.

I guess we'll see!