Back on the daily grind...

Birthday week is officially over. It has by far been the most amazing weekend, especially after an epic Friday night which involved ordering off the "Secret List" at our favorite beer house (which has a 30 page beer menu normally that isn't secret") and a massive fresh caught tuna dinner with literally tons of rice, carrots, asparagus and bread. Big thanks to everyone who came out, it was a blast.



Now on to the training. I'm thinking a 30 miler on the bike today with some running afterwards. Nothing crazy, just something to get everything back into the swing of things. The I Love The Tavern sprint race is next Sunday, which I still need to sign up for. Nevermind, I just signed up. It's a 750 meter swim, 18.8 mile bike, and 3 mile run. I'm excited because I think my family might come to this race. It's going to be a good one if I can get out for some good training this week.

For sprints my strategy is usually to keep the intensity up all the way until the Friday before, then take Friday off or just do an easy bike or run, then use Saturday to load up on fluids (mostly Gatorade) and good food so I have plenty of calories in my system. Nothing to extreme, just making sure I eat something at each meal and not cut any corners. This seems to work well since each of the distances is significantly shorter than most of my training distances. It's going to be good.

New video on the left. Michael Phelps is a monster in the water. The music is good but I think there might be a few curse words, so if you're at work, beware.

Listening to: Underoath - Impact Of Reasoning

Feeling: Rested