Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS)--OPEN (Page 75)

Nice job, Dave.  Good luck with the career shift...I've done it a couple of times and it's worked out for me.  Good getting to the gym, too.  You're probably going to be pretty sore today and tomorrow from the weight lifting.  Hang tough, brother.

This morning was 5:45 AM spin class for about an hour and then 30 minutes on the treadmill @ 9% incline.  Still incorporating some light jogs in the mix.

It'll probably be the first of the year - I'm going tomorrow but around 10 AM with my daughter as she won't be able to make her practice Friday night.  Ditto for next Friday.  

75' on the trainer, 2 x 20' @ 88 and 92% FTP...the last one hurt a bit.  This was a sort of practice run for my FTP test next week.  That is REALLY going to hurt.  I haven't taken one in almost three years and I'm just guessing on my FTP being 250 right now.  I'll bet it comes in pretty close but I'm hoping a little higher.

Got in 2500 SCY at lunch with my daughter...embarrassing trying to swim with her LOL.

Weekly goal update:

5K in the pool
4 hours on the bike/trainer/spin
1 hour on the treadmill doing whatever my body permits me to do
focus on healthy eating habits

Sorta done (4K), done and then some, done, and meh. 

This week's goal is "don't die during my FTP test".    This is a planned recovery week after like six straight weeks of increasing training volume.

She can kick faster than I can swim if she really tries.  Swims around a 1:00 flat 100 SCY.  I can't even do 75 in that.  And the scary thing is that she's not even that fast relative to her peers.  There's a 16YO girl who swims around 54 flat and sub-2 200  .

We probably do swim workouts together maybe 25-30 times a year...it's like a recovery day for her and about kills me.  LOL

Hope you all had a great Christmas.  Two straight days off for me and let's just say those two days did not meet my nutrition goals. 

This week is a little bit of everything at the gym today, plus I'm going to swim a 200 TT just to see where I am.  Short intense ride tomorrow then my 20-minute FTP test Thursday.  I'm only kinda joking about "surviving the test" as a goal.  I haven't put forth that kind of painful effort in a long time.  

Hi all!

I haven't posted in a while, but I just wanted to say thank you for the encouragement & help I got from you all earlier this year.

I went from being a very out of shape Dad to a very healthy one, completing 3 triathlons, loads of shorter races & a half marathon a couple of weeks ago. I really can't believe what a great year it has been & this group got me rolling. 

Much appreciated & good luck with all your endeavours in 2018!  

So ^^^this didn't happen yesterday.  Spent the day day-drinking instead.  Had an assortment of mass market, but decent IPAs (Lagunitas, Harpoon, and Sierra Nevada).  Not sure if I deserve a CLP based on the fact I was drinking decent beer.  I'll let the group decide. 

Got in a 30-minute race primer workout and a quick Zwfit test ride this morning.  FTP test tomorrow.