33 Beats per minute

A new all-time low this AM upon awakening. Strange what gets me fired up these days!

It rained so hard during my ride yesterday...

...that there was actually water inside my rims today. Front and back. I'm not sure how this occurred, but my 4 hour ride yesterday through downpour and hail (and tornado watch) left me with about a tablespoon of water inside each rim. It was a great ride. 60miles of bliss. The hail pellets actually hurt my bald head as they landed between the slats in my helmet. I estimate I pedaled through 1.25" of accumulation.

On a completely unrelated note, I, along with the rest of the world, sit stunned at the tragedy at Va Tech today. It is amazing how quickly digital pictures, digital video and blogs can make first hand accounts almost instantaneously accessible to any internet user. My kids will clearly grow up in a different world than I did. Probably more stressful due to information overload.

They say I've got a big heart

I just woke up to a resting heart rate of 34 beats per minute. Thats 3 beats below my previously seen all time low. Is my heart supposed to slow down as I get older or train better! I'd better look this one up on the www next time I'm bored. I think I read that the heart gets bigger with more training and subsequently pumps more blood per stroke. Or maybe I'm just getting older.

"Winter" Spring Break in Oklahoma

Came out to Oklahoma for Easter weekend to see family. We're having a great time but the weather is awful! I planned on open water swimming in the lake at my parents home but the 34 degree weather prevented that. Luckily I got in an interval run one day, a long run the next day, and a huge pool and weights day. I'd say mission accomplished as far as fitting the workouts in.

On a lighter note, some guy at the Tulsa YMCA cornered me and told me how he lives in Tulsa to avoid the imminent terrorist attack coming in the next 24 months. Luckily, I escaped to the pool before he told me the rest of his paranoid visions...

Workout locations past month

San Diego, CA
Baltimore, MD
Hartford, CT
Mohegan Casino, CT
White Lake, NC
Miami, FL
Raleigh, NC

Soon to add Tulsa, OK and Grove, OK. Find the water, find the bike in the gym, and bring the run shoes everywhere!