Great Racing Today!

I had lots of fun racing today in the Giant Eagle Multisport Festival Biathlon in Columbus, Ohio today. The 40K bike course was flat and fast and the 10K run along the trail system was great. It started to heat up quite a bit on the second lap of the run. I managed to hold off National Champion (and friend) Michael Carmean to take 4th overall in the Olympic distance. It was a pretty good day!

Ready to Race!

Having standard pre-race pasta dinner, early to bed, up at 5:00 for the Giant Eagle Biathlon. @Cervelo P3SL check, @Zipp_USA check, @Saucony Kinvara 2/clothes check, @ClifBar Shot Blocks, and other gear ready!

With all the training I have been doing I hope tomorrow goes well, I will post results when I get home!

Tapering for Sunday

Taking it nice and easy to get ready for Sunday's Giant Eagle Multisport Festival biathlon. All that is left to do is get a simple workout tomorrow, tune the bike Saturday, and get a good night of rest! The biggest question is which pair of #Saucony Kinvara 2 shoes do I wear?

Strong Workouts Today, Who Wants Ice Cream

Since I am racing Giant Eagle Multisport Festival this weekend today was my last hard workout day, Thursday and Friday will just be maintenance, I decided to push it hard. I got in a 22.3 mile ride and 25 minute upper body strength workout before work then (8) 1 mile repeats before dinner.

After a hard day it is time for some #Saucony AMP PRO2 compression sleeves and chocolate ice cream!

Nutritionally Speaking

So I was recording my workouts from last week and I burned approx 15, 821 calories. For those of you that like numbers that's the equivalent of 263 yougurt cups or 159 bananas or 27 Big Macs! Nutrition is a huge part of training and racing so be sure you are eating well!

Nice and Easy Recovery

After feeling like I ran through the Sahara yesterday I took it nice and easy today with 11 miles on a slightly less hot and humid day. Last week was good mileage and some solid runs. With Giant Eagle biathlon coming up Sunday I will have to tone it down a little.

Now if I could just catch up on sleep!

Feeling A Bit Fried

It was my intention to get up nice and early this morning to do my long run full knowing it was going to be smoking hot. Unfortunately after a long week my body decided it would rather sleep and turned off the alarm which left me to run in the hottest part of the day. I got 19.2 in which I was pleased with but I could have pushed it more had not been so hot. Now it is time to rehydrate with some #Gatorade, roll out with #TheStick, and put on some #Saucony AMP PRO2 compression.

New Running Music

I was having a good run this morning jamming tunes (as I often do) when I realized I keep skipping over songs because I have been training so much and hear them over and over. I will be asking everyone I know for songs to add.
It is another hot day here in Columbus 97 with a heat index of 110 and an air quality alert. I still refuse to run indoors so I had to get up earlier than usual to beat the heat. Definitely needed more sleep!
If you are training today be safe and stay hydrated!

Good Workouts This Week

Despite the incredibly hot weather I have had a solid week of 2 workouts per day. I have been getting one in before work and another when the sun goes down. Hopefully everyone is conscious of the heat this week!

A Short Video About My Favorite Shoes!

I rant and rave to everyone about  my #Saucony Kinvara 2, now hear it straight from #Saucony

If You Could Be Doing Anything...

Let's say your workout for the day is done and you have the day off from work, what do you do now? There are lots of things I can think of but this looks pretty good so far.

Ahhhh recovery days

After a couple long runs on Saturday and Sunday I needed a little recovery time with some easy workouts. Rolled out of bed at 6:40 for a 21 mile bike followed by a 25 minute upper body weight workout. After work I felt the need to move so I took off for an easy 6 miler. What was it I was saying about recovery days?

You Can Follow Me On Runkeeper

I will be using #Runkeeper this season to track my running and other fitness activities and goals. You can check out my progress here: http://runkeeper.com/user/bpditty

It Was A Hot One Today

Fighting the heat and dehydration I was able to pull off another 15 miler today. For the rest of the day I will be curled up on the couch with #Gatorade and water wearing my #Saucony AMP PRO2 compression recovery gear.

Great Run This Morning!

15 mile run just before sunrise, felt strong in my new @Saucony Kinvara 2. Recovering in my AMP PRO2 compression. #findyourstrong

Officially A Saucony Hurricane!

I am proud to announce that as of July 11, 2011 I am officially part of the national Saucony Hurricane Team. It is a huge honor to be representing such a great shoe and apparel company. I will do my best to train hard, represent the brand well in training and competition. Find Your Strong.