Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN (Page 111)

We had a cooking hot day here, too.  Sunny and low 90s with plenty of humidity.  This weekend is supposed to be nice so long ride today and long run tomorrow.  I continued the run streak to 4 with a 3-mile treadmill run with 10 minutes at tempo.  I need to throw in a swim sometime this weekend as well.

Great topic on sleep.  While I'm not Gretchen level we go to bed around 8:30 every night anticipating getting up at 5:30.  I don't always get to sleep quickly or once in a while I wake up at 3 AM for a couple of hours.  I've messed around with different sleep aids including the pain medication that Gretchen is speaking of (I think), Benadryl, melatonin...they all work to a degree but I don't want to be dependent on them so I use them sporadically.  I also seem to go through these cycles where I'll sleep great for a week or so, then not so much.  Must be the moon or something. 

Good morning, everyone.  Father's Day was great around here, perfect weather, got in a 5-mile easy run with my daughter and picked crabs for a couple of hours.  Good stuff.  Oh, and Orioles won, we had Fleet Week in town so tons of airshow stuff in my backyard (the airport where all those things operate from is two miles from my house), the U.S. Open golf, AND U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials (watching those aliens do their thing in the water).

Solid week overall, 15 miles on the run which tied my highest this year, though I seem to have forgotten where the pool is with only about a mile in the water. 

@Andrew:  love that you're getting out walking with Mrs. BF; I do the same thing with Mrs. jmhpsu93 - happy wife happy life!

@Robert:  your training plan is solid - get a roadie!!!  I can't imagine racing on a mountain bike (though my first tri was on a "roaded-up" hybrid, including clip-on aerobars LOL); I also have to incorporate vacations into my training plan so I just make them more run-focused; by the way, how's the thumb?

@Nathalie:  glad headache day was short-lived and don't sweat the slightly slower running - it'll come back

@Gretchen:  I think you are fine with a day off LOL; hope you had a good time with your dad

@Nicole:  I still need to get to Masters; definitely inspired by watching the aliens in the pool over the weekend.

RE:  grouping body parts for strength training, I've always done it, even more so when ST was my primary way of staying in shape twenty years ago (I'd have a chest/arms day, and a back/shoulders day, a legs day, and another core/power day).  With only 5-7 minutes a day, though, just get in what you can and don't worry about it as you're not breaking down your muscles enough to worry about it.

More of the same this week - keep up strength, 15 miles-ish on the run, two good rides and another couple of short ones, find the pool.  My neighborhood pool opens for good starting today so I can jump over there (literally across the street from me) for a quick 600-800 when they first open at noon before anyone else gets there.  It's not a lap-pool but is 22 yards long so it's worth the two-minute walk. 

Weather is supposed to be oppressively hot and humid this week, so mostly indoor training but we'll see how early I can get myself out there on the weekend.  Have a great week, everyone!