Exercise:
Yesterday, Ashley and I went to spin class at our gym. I wore my Garmin so I could keep up with with my heart rate (posted below). I left after about 45 minutes to try and get in a small "brick" workout before Ashley finished up on the bike. I hit the treadmill and ran 2 miles at a 7:45/mile pace. I felt pretty good after the first half mile, and thought I could have definitely run for another mile or two before feeling fatigued, but Ashley had already gotten the kids and it was approaching Avery's bedtime.
Looking at the graph of my HR over this workout, it doesn't look like I pushed myself very hard. I don't know why, but it is very difficult for me to get my HR above 160 for an extended period of time. My resting HR is about 55 - 58 BPM. The average during this workout was 149 BPM, and the highest it got was 166 BPM. I've got to really exert myself to try and break 170 next week!
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Today, I did a brick workout with a short bike and short sprints. Here are the details:
Bike: 3.17 miles @ 14:01 - I really just wanted to try out my new Shimano's and Look clipless pedals. This is the first time I've rode with this type of equipment. I used to just wear my running shoes and have the regular generic pedals. I was trying a lot of getting in and out of the binding while riding so I was not concentrating on speed so much. At first, my main concern was that I was not going to be able to get my feet out of the pedals and that I would fall. Getting out was quite easy - much easier than I expected. However, getting snapped in was where I had troubles. Lots of time to practice before the Cartersville Duathon in April...
Jog 0.5 miles at 8:30 - 8:45 pace for warm up.
4 x 0.25 miles between a 6:00 and 6:30 pace.
Jog 1.0 mile at a 8:45 pace.
4 x 0.25 miles between a 6:00 and 6:30 pace.
Jog 1.5 miles at a 8:45 pace for cool down.
Total of 5 miles running.
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