Sunday in the Park with . . a Bike

A couple of days ago we finally had some serious snow here in New York. Today I woke up to beautiful sunshine. So we headed out for a nice two hour walk through Prospect Park. The snow was cleared of all the main roads, but still looked great on the meadows. So after heading back home for a brief lunch I actually got my Cervelo out of the basement for the first time in months and headed out for a nice hour-long park cruise. ,

Cherry Tree - Prospect Park 10 Miler

Last Sunday I ran the Prospect Park Cherry Tree 10 mile run a local running event organized by the Prospect Park Track Club. For me a great base line run to see where I stand during my off-season. Once again I tackled the hilly three loops at Prospect Park without any real running training over the last few weeks, as I have continued to focus on cross-training with weights or pilates. Fairly chilly temperatures but with a bit of sunshine made for a great winter run outing. Overall, I can't complain, I ran the race (lets call it a run) very evenly. I never pushed too hard either, so at the end of it, I was a bit more than two minutes faster than last year and definitely less winded than I remember.

Back On Track

Life Happens, that pretty much sums up the last few weeks. While my plan was all along to take it easy during January, the unexpected news that we signed a contract to buy a new place here in Brooklyn, the fact that we have put our current home on the market, a bit of a cold, as well as a business trip back to Austria, all contributed to a less than rigorous workout regime during the last few weeks.

Now this week I am beginning to settle into a routine, adding some more training without stressing too much about it. After I experienced a fun, but very sluggish masters swim training mid-week, I decided to add another one two days later. Both workouts where nice, mid-distance interval trainings incorporating all four strokes.

Today, I headed out to Prospect Park for an 8 mile run, a little over 8 mins/mile pace. I definitely felt that I have not been running much lately, but my heart rate felt comfy the whole time, pretty much a Zone 2 run all around. If time permits, I will finish off the week with a half hour weight training and a pilates mat class tomorrow.