First OWS and Other Lessons Learned

I'm now less than 4 weeks away from my first ever triathlon!  My training continues to be really good and I'm already on pace to train more in all 3 sports than I did in June - my best month to date.  My weight also continues to drop but not by much.  I honestly don't intend to lose anymore; it just happens with tri training.

A lot has happened since my last post.  I had a very enjoyable 4th of July weekend with friends and family.  Owen had his first experience with fireworks and was excited to see them.  We're blessed to have a beautiful home and yard to share with others.  It's also nice to have fireworks literally in our backyard so we don't have to deal with traffic!

On Saturday, July 3rd, I did my first legitimate Brick (Bike/Run) workout.  I didn't plan it ahead of time so my transition from bike to run was a little slow.  My run wasn't very long (just under two miles) but my pace was good: 6:43/mile.  Legs felt awkward after the bike but got into running mode after about 3 min.

The heat and humidity around here has been pretty brutal.  Tuesday (6th) the a/c in the office wasn't working so the boss let us go home a little early.  I took the opportunity to do a long run.  Note to self:  do not eat a fiber bar 60 min. before a long run on a hot day.  It was a very unpleasant run.  'Nuff said.

Saturday, Amanda and I were invited to go boating at the reservoir with some friends.  It was a beautiful day and I was excited to get an opportunity to do some open water swimming (OWS).  They would 'park' the boat a little ways from shore and I would swim to the shore, take a breather, and then swim back to the boat.  It was quite the experience and change from pool swimming.  The water was choppy, dirty and dark.  I had my massive swim trunks on as well so that didn't help.  All in all, I was happy with the chance to do it.  I hope to get out to Quaker Lake and do some more OWS before the race.