Two-Foot Workout

The riding season is coming to a close here in ND, but with my upcoming move to Phoenix, I would imagine the season just keeps on going, huh? Sunshine 300+ days a year with annual average temps of 72 degrees. I'll be able to get used to that!

That said, so far for the year I have put in 3454 miles with just over 260 hours on the bike. A breakdown: trainer miles = 1210, road bike miles = 777, mt. bike miles = 1467. This total is just over 1200 miles more then last year. My goal for 2012? With the change in weather, I'm shooting for 5000 miles. However, I may start to run again, and even jump in the water. If I do this, I'll never get that many miles on the bike, but I believe the running will give my cardio a boost. 

Why running and why swimming? Well, I've recently started thinking it may be fun to enter some triathlons - the Xterra type. Not much different then a regular tri except rather than a road bike, you ride a mt. bike, and the run is a rugged trail run. 

This just in! On 10/26/11 I finished my first run in close to 10 years! I ran one lap at the Sleepy Hollow trail, which is just under 4 miles of several ups and downs. It was tough, but I managed ok I think. Click here to see the Garmin data for the run. I'll be sore tomorrow, but well worth it!