Finally figured out how to fit bricks in.

Tough run performances in the two sprint tri I've done made it pretty obvious some bike->run workouts are required.

It would be easy to use my home as a transition area, from a security point of view. Small problem though.

Hate running on the street. Especially in my neighborhood. Too congested and hilly.

Love running on the trail. But who will watch my bike if I ride it there?

Well, if my bike is my old revolting pile of junk, and not my nice Sunday-ride Felt, no one has to watch it. Lugging its 30 lbs of steel up the 1200 foot climb (32 lbs if you count the U lock) is just a better workout right? Plus it has flat pedals so riding up in the trail running shoes takes care of another problem.

Locking it and the helmet to a post is transition one. Run 5k of trail out and back. Transition two; unlock bike, put helmet on, ride home.

Ran 9:15 pace which is good for me on the trails. It'll be interesting to see if this feels more comfortable with more repetition, and if I'll start to see my heart rate go down for a given effort again soonish.



Heart rate makes it pretty obvious where the run was.

The only negative about this whole deal is that the dog had to stay home.