Sidelined

I'm not sure what I did, but somehow I tweaked my right knee doing who knows what. I'm taking this week off from running to let it heal up. It's not all that serious (or even painful) but I need to lay off and cross train until in improves. I'll be just lifting, cycling, and (hopefully) swimming this week.

I finally found a great deal on a used road bike on Craigslist. I decided against getting a Tri bike for a couple of reasons...

1) I found a great deal on a ROAD bike.

2) After talking to a few different people I realized I 'd never be able to do any group rides/long rides on the aero bars.

3) I could always upgrade my seat post to a tri post and slap a pair of aerobars on the front.

Until our kids are all in school, I will likely not train for any event longer than an Olympic Tri or Half Marathon. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to train for a Half Ironman Triathlon or a Full Marathon, but the season of life that I'm in right now with four young kids, owning a business, leading a small group at church, kid's sports, etc...I just can't find the time to put that many hours of training in each week. All that to say I won't be "needing" a tri bike for the sprint and olympic events.

Food/Weight

My food has been going well. I'm trying to drop about 5 pounds to put me in the high 170's to make running a little bit easier this Fall. I'm about 182 right now and would like to get to a consistent 177lbs...that's a really good weight for me. Less grains more vegetables will be the key!

Great Cool down Songs to Download

30 Seconds to Mars-"Hurricane"

Kanye West-"Flashing Lights"