First Brick

I will admit it up front:  I feel too "immature" in my training to claim that I did a brick.  But I did.  (For those of you not into triathlons, don't feel bad if you don't know what a brick was.  I didn't know a year ago what it was, either, and I don't feel bad.  ;)  But here's the explanation:  "Bricks refer to training on two disciplines during the same workout, one after the other with minimal or no interruption in between, just as you would in a race."*)

Husband and I unexpectedly and simultaneously had a window of time open up today, so we dropped the bikes onto his car, drove off to a nearby park, and rode 8 miles.  I will admit to feeling exhausted.  I will admit to being afraid of little yappy dogs that came out and chased us.  I will admit to discovering the back of my throat being a great gnat-catcher.  And I will admit to being sore at the end of the ride.  So what did I say?  "I need to run and get rid of this bike soreness!"  Husband did not have running shoes with him, but he was a good sport and ran along side me wearing his Crocs.   Yes, I was even more tired after the run/walk, and had even more gnats stuck all over me, but I am physically relaxed tonight and that feels GOOD.

So, for the stats:  bike 8 miles in 36 minutes at 13.12mph average; run 1.3 miles in 16 minutes at 12.3 minutes per mile.

*Quoted from Beginner Triathlete.com