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Week of May 25 - Training

Sunday May 25 - At the cabin for Memorial Day weekend. Ran 1.5 miles in the morning, and lifted weights for 15 minutes. Went to Troy and Tanya Bouma's baptism for Paxton in Pequot Lakes. It's hard to believe Troy is a dad! Pretty cool, though. In the afternoon, we had a nice day so I went to the Paul Bunyan trail for a long ride. I started in Pine River and biked 31 miles to Brainerd, then turned back and biked past Pine River to Hackensack, another 19 miles. Altogether, I made 100 miles in 5:06, and felt quite well. Averaged 19.6 mph. Pretty flat course, with some shelter, and some long shallow grades. Total time = 5:30

Monday May 26 - Memorial Day. Ran 5.75 miles at the cabin. Felt pretty good. Went fishing with Michael and Dad in the morning, but didn't catch much. Very cold and windy today. Put the dock in.Total time = 43 minutes.

Tuesday May 27 - Back at work today. Ran 8 miles at night (10:00) and felt good. Lifted weights for 30 minutes.Total time = 1 hour 30 minutes .

Wednesday May 28 - Biked 18.5 miles to work in 57 minutes, averaging around 20 mph. Swam after work - 1500 yds in 32 minutes. Biked home - 18.7 miles in 1 hour. Lifted weights for 30 minutes at night.Total time = 3 hours .

Thursday May 29 - Biked 18.5 miles to work in 1:03, leaving at 6:20 a.m. 52 degrees and hard rain, cross/head-wind. Got quite wet, but felt good! No longer able to do lunch-hour workouts as the owner and GM at my company would like lunch-hour meetings. Biked home - 18.5 miles in 1:03, again against a headwind and hard rain. Ran 4 miles on the treadmill at 10:30 p.m.Total time = 2 hours 40 minutes .

Friday May 30 - Biked 18.5 miles to work in 52:30. Had a decent tail-wind and some more rain. Busy day at work. Biked home, but stopped at YMCA for a swim first. Swam 1200 yards in 25 minutes, then biked home 18.7 miles in about an hour. Rained for part of the trip. Total time = 2 hours 20 minutes .

Saturday May 31 - Strange weather today. Beautiful morning - played with the kids and got some yard work done at my house and Grandma's. Afternoon had a steady mix of sunshine and thunderstorms, which I biked in. I had my first brick workout (bike-run) in a long time! Biked 53 miles (Willmar to Spicer and around Green Lake 3x, then back to Willmar), followed by a 10.25 mile run. Averaged around 19.5 mph on the bike, and 7:00 - 7:10 minute miles on the run. Lifted weights for 25 minutes at night. Heart felt strong today. Total time = 4 hrs 22 minutes .

Week Summary:
Swimming: 2700 yds
Biking: 264.5 miles
Running: 29.5 miles
Total Time: 20:05

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