Saturday Brick

Today I performed one of the most intense workouts of my life. I was invited by Coach Brandon Marsh to a brick workout with himself, Coach Amy Marsh, and a couple of their athletes. The six of them are preparing for the Ironman 70.3 in New Orleans on April 5th, and I am preparing for the Lonestar Quarter in Galveston on April 5th.

The plan (for me) was a two hour ride followed by a 45 minute run on a track. The ride consisted of a long, eight mile loop at race intensity, followed by a small, maybe one mile loop of easy spinning. After two hours of that, ride back to the track, and change into running gear. The run was intervals of 1k at race intensity, followed by 200m easy jog recovery.

We rode an easy big loop together as a group. I followed with two super-intense loops, each followed with their respective easy spins. Each loop took between 20-24 minutes. I had about 15 minutes to spare, in which I rode back past the track, did a quick ride through a nearby neighborhood and finished at the track.

My goal for the 1k's were 4:30's, of which I am very proud to say I hit pretty consistently. My legs were very, very heavy and I had to dig deep to pull it off. But I did and now I'm dead tired.

Thanks Coaches Marsh!