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Running
I ran pretty well in June, despite the daily 90˚F+ heat and ridiculous humidity of St. Louis. In previous months I had no problems running my morning 9-10 mile loop without drinking anything, but that’s simply no longer possible… I have to stop, usually multiple times, for water. Also, now that Will is spending fewer days at daycare, I’ve moved one of my three weekly runs to the evening after he’s gone to bed and the temperature has cooled (slightly). Mainly it’s the blazing sun that gets me.
| Month | Distance | # Workouts | Avg per Workout |
| January | 13.54 Mile | 3 | 4.51333 Mile |
| February | 33.47 Mile | 7 | 4.78143 Mile |
| March | 71.64 Mile | 10 | 7.164 Mile |
| April | 31.12 Mile | 6 | 5.18667 Mile |
| May | 71.9569 Mile | 10 | 7.19569 Mile |
| June | 85.87 Mile | 11 | 7.80636 Mile |
| Total | 307.597 Mile | 47 | 6.54461 Mile |
Cycling
After taking it easy on my recovering knee for a few weeks I started adding some intensity to my bike training. And when that went okay I started racing again after over a year off. I’ve done the tuesday night crits at Carondelet Park four times now, each week showing gradual improvement (25th, 23rd, 13th, 11th). Statistically speaking, it’s just a matter of time before I win one, right?
My first race scared the hell out of me. Every lap I lost 5-10 places rounding the fast 35mph downhill corner. The good news is that I was easily able to make up that deficit and more going back up the hill. After a few more races I’m now holding my position there while still moving up when I want. This past week I felt really strong on the last lap for the first time, I just hesitated a bit too long before making the final jump. I’ll judge it better next time.
| Bike | Distance | # Rides | Avg per Ride |
| Bianchi | 60.3 Mile | 10 | 6.03 Mile |
| Big Red | 4.4 Mile | 1 | 4.4 Mile |
| Pocket Rocket | 29.85 Mile | 3 | 9.95 Mile |
| Thundercougarfalconbird | 249.47 Mile | 12 | 20.7892 Mile |
| Total | 344.02 Mile | 26 | 13.2315 Mile |
| Month | Distance | # Workouts | Avg per Workout |
| January | 35.32 Mile | 4 | 8.83 Mile |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 3 Mile | 1 | 3. Mile |
| April | 36.25 Mile | 7 | 5.17857 Mile |
| May | 272.94 Mile | 25 | 10.9176 Mile |
| June | 344.02 Mile | 26 | 13.2315 Mile |
| Total | 691.53 Mile | 63 | 10.9767 Mile |
Walking
Slightly lower numbers here now that I’m not walking Will to and/or from daycare every day. I still try to get out and stretch my legs with low impact walking on a regular basis. Will loves to walk.
| Month | Distance | # Workouts | Avg per Workout |
| January | 56.9 Mile | 16 | 3.55625 Mile |
| February | 47.6 Mile | 14 | 3.4 Mile |
| March | 83.4 Mile | 24 | 3.475 Mile |
| April | 84.3 Mile | 26 | 3.24231 Mile |
| May | 64. Mile | 19 | 3.36842 Mile |
| June | 57.3 Mile | 17 | 3.37059 Mile |
| Total | 393.5 Mile | 116 | 3.39224 Mile |
Scooter
| Month | Distance | # Workouts | Avg per Workout |
| January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 3 Mile | 1 | 3. Mile |
| Total | 3 Mile | 1 | 3. Mile |