A Week In The Books

The first week back in action has been a giant success. I was able to get 5 workouts in and ate pretty well the entire time. Not without of course, enjoying myself and life all while being normal. I induldged in some beers and some fries at Green Mill. No problems. Normal Todd is here and hopefully to stay for good.

On the triathlon front, there still might be hope. Racine is pretty much the only thing I'm concerned about and thinking about doing...all be it a long shot. As of right now, I've got just over 5 months and counting. Depending upon how well I bounce back, get in shape, lose some weight, feel good and am able to make an intelligent decision about it, it's going to be in the back of my head.

I just finished a nice little spin session on the trainer with my roommate Mike. He asked if I wanted to spin with him. Initially in my head I thought, "are you nuts?" But then I thought, why not, let's give it a shot. Being I'm a clydesdale right now weighing in at a robust 225 pounds, I was a little leary hopping on my bike. Will it be able to handle my fat ass pumping away at this weight? I wasn't sure but what the hell, let's do it.

My bike held up just fine (or so I think) and I was able to muster 45 whole minutes on that bitch with my roommate going nuts just a few feet away while we watched an Against Me DVD. For those taking notes, great workout music right there. So yah, back to the spin. I made it the entire 45 planned minutes and overall, felt pretty good. My legs felt great even though my heart rate (Ave - 174/Max - 190) was high and my nether region was sore as all hell. NO PAIN!

With the first week down and in the books, I'm feeling pretty good and excited for the upcoming week to keep the momentum going. It's going to be interesting though as I'm kind of busy this week. Time for some self control. With the Superbowl in about 4 hours, bowling league Monday, a work happy hour Wednesday, a birthday party Friday and hockey day in MN Saturday, I'm going to be trying my hardest to limit myself while still enjoying the finer things in life and being normal.

Thanks to Mike for the session.

Peace and love.