Bike Ride 4: 4 loops around Prospect Park... Click for details.

Catching up on biking...

Third day with a bike, third ride in the park. So far, so good... Adding an extra loop each day. Today's ride was 11.76 miles in 51 minutes.

Spinning the Bike :)

The first officially recorded spin - two loops of Prospect Park and change.

Click to enlarge. Garmin Connect details are here. Is a 4 min/mi average good or bad? I bet it is quite bad... but not bad enough for a second ride :)

Running...

Now a proud member of NYRR!

Signed up for:

• 09/26 - Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile
• 10/04 - NYRR Fred Lebow Cross Country 5K
• 10/25 - Poland Spring Marathon Kickoff 5mi
• 12/06 - NYRR Joe Kleinerman 10K
• 12/12 - NYRR Holiday 5K

Some reading on performace and calories...

A simple calculator (for which I am doubtful):

http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/?page_id=483

Has some formulas that I will have to check more closely in other places.

Seems like VO2max is an important parameter in how one burns calories...

http://www.brianmac.co.uk/vo2max.htm#vo2 seems like a nice in-depth discussion.

Monday - Wednesday (24-26 August)

Starting the week at 205lb, 19% fat, 39% muscle.

• Monday - Karate (7:30-8:30)
• Tuesday - Karate (6:30-8:30)
• Wednesday - Mixed Martial Arts (7:30-8:30)

I got my first bike today... Specialized Allez Compact 2009! Took it for a spin in Prospect Park and wow! Seasoned riders will probably laugh at me, but keep in mind - this is my first ever ride on a road bike! It seems almost certain that I will get addicted. And of course after Sunday's hike my GPS was dead, so no stats...

The Weekend (22-23 August)

Saturday

• Brooklyn Bridge Boot Camp
• Mixed Martial Arts Class
• Weight Training

Sunday

• Harriman State Park (Take 3)

I am doing this for the 3rd and last time (at least for a while). Need to add some diversity :)

We did a good 10 miles, about 1 of which is the swimming loop in the lake. Details are available here, and some pictures are available here.

Support my friend Vladimir!

My long-time good friend Vladimir Kiriansky has set to compete in Big Kahuna Half Ironman Triathlon as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training. Check out his page and support his cause!

http://pages.teamintraining.org/sj/bigktri09/kiriansky

Good luck, Vladimir!

The New Beginning

This is where I plan to blog about my exercise schedule, goals, and progress I make. The ultimate goal is an Ironman Triathlon, and the date has not been set yet. Some more intermediate goals will be published soon! This was mainly inspired by a two week Slim & Strong class with Ariane Hundt, for which you can read here.

Thank you for following, and I appreciate your comments!