Multisport Me

As part of his plan to start doing triathlons, a good friend from work bought a road bike last July. I'd been looking for a riding partner for a while, so it only seemed natural that we ride together. After a few weeks, though, I found myself fully caught up in his multisport training. As a result, many aspects of my fitness portfolio are looking quite a bit different and quite a bit better.

First, I'm doing bricks more than ever before. Instead of the long, bike-racer rides that were the core of my old workouts, we're putting together fifteen-to-thirty milers followed with one-to-three mile runs.

Second, I'm actually getting regular (if still embarassing pool time). Right now I'm swimming two times a week (I squeeze in a third day when I can, but it's not that often). Yesterday I completed a 12:30ish 500. That's nothing to write home about, I know, but it's A LOT better than I had been doing.

Third, I'm getting three days of weights every week. These workouts all revolve around the three lifts I'm tracking with the progress bars on the left of your screen. I'm making small but consistent gains on all three while also losing weight (see fourth) and I expect to meet or exceed my weight lifting goals in the next twelve months.

Fourth, after close to a decade, my diet is finally coming together. I've lost twenty pounds since January. I haven't had my body fat percentage checked, but I've gotten stronger in the weight room and faster on the road and that's tells me pretty much everything I need to know.

Here's the pudding . . .

and here's the proof