Bricks can't hurt me

Saturday was to be our first BRICK training day involving bikes... Maybe I should explain. BRICK days are biking + running... bike/run... brick! Hey, I thought it was clever! So anyway, we were supposed to have biking joy, but we were frozen out. Too much cold air + wind chill on bikes = frostbite. That's okay, with an 8am start time, there was little possibility of my making it to Riverside Park or Central Park after my 12 hour night shift, ending sometime around 7am in Queens. They went for a run without us, and I was sad... not awfully sad, since I came home and snuggled into bed with Jason, but still pretty sad. Which is weird enough, but it just keeps getting weirder!

We've had a few Saturday morning runs in Central Park now, and I kind of love it. I've gotten my second wind after being at work all night, and the brisk air is, well, invigorating. I kind of love running in chilly air. I don't even know who I am anymore! Jason comes with me, and even ran with me last week, which was *awesome*. There was chatting, and sweating, and lots of gasping breath, and it was actually fun, and no, we weren't having marital relations. You guys have one-track minds. Sheesh.

We had swim practice on Wednesday together, and we went up and down the rows side by side, and man, this is probably nauseating for you people, but I don't care, it was so fun! And and and I *know* how to swim! I mean, for real! It's been years since I was on that swim team in junior high and early high school, but it's all back, baby.

And then Thursday, I had my very first social run outside of TNT. Amy (you guys know Amy, she rocks) met up with me for an early evening run around the reservoir in Central Park. It was beautiful, and we ran the farthest I've been able to go so far - 3.16 miles, in 37 minutes! We felt like rock stars, and of course went out to cancel any calorie burning that might have accidentally happened.

Tomorrow, Jason and I are planning to go for an hour's swim after I get out of work at 7:30am. It should be nice and quiet, and we can practice all those moves we were taught by Jason's new man-crush tri hero god, Scott. (I tease, but he really is awesome.)

People, this is getting serious. I might be developing an actual liking for running. I might have to keep this up. Plus, it gives me an excuse to buy cute gear, and I can't resist that kind of incentive! This is a no-gym required lifestyle, and that's a big attraction for me. I can never seem to make it to a gym. And now I'm *doing* stuff, and it's invigorating AND good for me, and I am so befuddled by all these things! I have a stationary bike and a bicycle. I have running shoes and superhero tights. I have a cheap pass to a pool whenever I want. I think it might be on. We'll see how I feel about it all after July!!