Bi-Athalon?

Posted by Alan on Sep 28, 2005 in Biking, Running | 1 comment

I’m on a roll. Yesterday I relaxed, and limited the morning activity to a walk with the dog. Today I piled it on, relatively.

First, I did my now sort of regular morning run around Chaparral Lake, another 1.8 miles. Feeling Good. In addition, I rode my bike to work. It turned this would be a good test of pushing my body.

It also served well since I had called Michelle at Team Diabetes this week, and got good information on joining this group to train for the half marathon. They provide running coaches and weekly training, in return for me promising to raise at least $1000 for the American Diabetes Assoication to further diabetes research. I felt that by joning a group, I would first be more accountable to stay training (and not find an easy excuse to stop), plus it sounded like a fun group. Michelle told me to stop by their tent as today the Rock n’ Roll marathin was having an event to promote the race, including a 4 mile run. I did not have time to do the run (my Mom was in town and we had some special dinner plans), but I thought I could tack this on my bike commute home (it was some extra miles to the west to get to Indian School and 56th Street).

So I got some trail miles on between work and the park, by taking some of the nice trails through Papago Park (some good single track). I met Michelle, got a packet, and deciide I was game to go.

So today was some miles biking and running. Whew!