Ironman Attorney Triathlon Training Tip of the Day: Many people say, “It’s not if you fall off your bike, it’s when you fall off your bike.” Make sure you ride safely and minimize the “when” moments.
This past weekend, I did the Reston Century Ride, put on by the Reston Bike Club out of Reston, Virginia. The Club offered three distances: a true century ride, a metric century ride, and a shorter thirty mile ride. To be honest, I had heard of the Reston Century Ride, but never thought about doing it until one of my friends invited me along about a month ago. It’s been a while since I rode more than fifty miles, so I didn’t know what kind of shape I would be in, but we decided to do the metric century (which actually turned out to be 65 miles instead of 62).
I was pleasantly surprised with both the organization of the event and the course itself. A biking event of that magnitude is inherently flawed in that there are so many people with so many different experience levels. The Reston Bike Club kept these flaws from outwardly manifesting themselves in the form of crashes, pedestrian irritation, or driver frustration (at least insofar as I could see). All in all, it was a great event, and I’m happy I did it.
After the ride, my friend and I drove over to Ray’s Hell Burger for one awesome bite to eat. I had never been there, but I have been to Ray’s the Classics in Silver Spring. Hell Burger uses some of those same flavors and applies them to a great burger. I have to say it was at least one of the top three hamburgers I’ve ever had.
My triathlon training has gone pretty well. I’m considering signing up for the Giant Acorn Triathlon, which takes place the first weekend in October. To be in top shape, I have a few more lbs. to lose first though.
Finally, the blog has taken a new form. Rather than posting my training schedule for every day, I’m only posting once per week. Let me know if you like the new format, or if you’d rather me go back to the old way of posting my triathlon training schedule and tips everyday.
