brick

so i completed my first-ever brick workout today, and now i truly understand why the workout is called that. i rode for 45 minutes, put the bike into the garage and immediately started running. and i mean immediately because i was already about 30 feet away from the house when i realized that i still had my helmet on! oops. so with a sheepish grin, i headed back to the house, dropped off my helmet and set out again. the first thought i had was, "oh holy crap, what's wrong with my legs and when did my shoes start weighing 20 lbs each?" an email from my coach said that my legs should start to feel light at some point in the run. i swear that point never came.

i did enjoy the moment a little bit today though when i was stretching... because this workout was soooo hard. it totally kicked my ass. but i finished, even though i was seriously considering quitting the run the entire time. testament to how much it kicked my ass: i had to take a nap afterward. i promised myself a 15 minute power nap. it turned into an hour and a half.