My brick workout - 4.8 mile bike, 2.7 mile barefoot walk

Okay, so I wasn't technically barefoot but by the time I made it back home my socks were worn through so it was close enough.

I decided that since I have a duathlon coming up in 2 weeks that I might as well start doing some bike/run bricks. So I gathered my gear and set out for a nice 50min bike followed by a 30min run. The temp was heading south of 50 since the sun was going down but once I got spinning I figured I'd be fine. I got a nice 10min warm-up through the neighborhood and started to work the 3 mile loop I planned to spend the next 30min on. About 2 miles into the first loop something doesn't feel right. Sure enough...flat tire. No tube/tools/pump with me so I'm officially f*cked. Well, nothing left to do but hike home. I get about 5 min along (socks only remember) and I hear "need a tube?". This guy happened to be in his yard and saw me walking by with my back tire squeeking all the way. Got a 700/23 I ask...he sure did, along with a pump and a tire lever. Too good to be true? You bet. After getting the tube changed I realized that the valve stem wasn't long enough to make it through my deep section wheel and I had no way to get the pump on it. So close yet so far away! So I walked on. 40min later and I was home. Luckily my trusty cycle computer kept track of the distance and my fancy HRM logged every beat. It would have been a real bummer not to be able to record this fantastic workout in my training log (note the sarcasm in my voice). So here are the stats:

1 hour 5 min, 7.5 miles, 6.6mph average speed, 102bpm avg, 151bpm max

I considered going for a run when I made it back home but by then my feet were sore, it was cold, and I was pissed. Next stop...order a saddle bag and Co2 pump ASAP.