Now I want to have some great adventures with my kids. Even at their young age, I think there's so much we could do together as a family, especially if we think creatively.
So this Saturday we are going on a bike adventure. There's a beautiful paved path that's about 60 km round trip. We'll have two tandem style bikes, so that we do the majority of the work but it's still a team effort and a family accomplishment. When I presented the idea to the kids Kyla said, "I better do my morning stretches that day so I have enough energy."
Here's our little athletes in a fun run they did a few weekends ago.
This weekend I designed a Triathlon Strength Training Program. It's based on some ideas from Mark Allen, who is an Ironman Champion. This morning I went through the exercises and figured out my starting weight for each move. I realized how much I love strength training. It's been awhile, so I've forgotten the feeling of strain, effort and fatigue that come from it. I loved how achy and tingly my body felt afterwards. I also love that by incorporating strength training into my workouts I will be a faster triathlete. One of my favorite moves is a hip flexor cable thrust. Such an important muscle for both running and cycling, that often gets overlooked.
I am pretty sure that I'll be doing a half marathon in the fall. We are just working out the details of our family vacation plans, so once we figure that out I will register. Adam wants to join a master swim club and I figure I probably should do that, since the swim is my weakest of the three. The thing is, I just love running so much that I'd rather focus on that. Hmmm....what to do???
Which half are you thinking of doing? It sounds like you're having lots of fun with the kids. I think Milo might do a 1k race with me in September. He's really excited and it's so cute.
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