Ride to Rockport!

Ride to Rockport and back

After being stung by a bee on the head yesterday, I decided to give the 56 mile ride another go; afterall, I was looking forward to it.

My friend Aaron and I left about 5:35AM and took a break when we got to the riverfront in Rockport; we asked a few kids to take this picture:




All in all, it was a great trip.  I will probably start making this Rockport ride a weekly thing :)

Ouch!!!!!

My head hurts and my legs look like the front of a vehicle grill!

I started out on a 56 Mile Ride and 5 Mile Run this morning.

7.5 miles in a large insect flew right into my helmet vent; I felt it crawling around so I stopped to take off my helmet and felt and awful pain.  A bumble bee flew in and stung me!  I had never been stung before now and it hurt like heck.  Ashley came and picked me up.

While I was waiting for my ride I had a homeowner that lived close by offer to help but I did not feel that I needed anything.  I, also, had another rider stop and ask if everything was okay.

I rode out in a rural area and there were a lot of small bugs.  My legs look like the front of a car grill, bugs are plastered all over them; yuck!

I am at home now, the stinger was not left in so I just have to deal with the occasional throbbing.  However, I think I will attempt again tomorrow!

1000 meter swim and 3 mile run

Had a great night last night at Blue Lake in Newburgh.

I am a slower swimmer but I was still able to link up with a couple others to do the longer distance.

After swimming I went on a three mile run!  My foot is feeling great and I plan on going on a long ride on Sunday.

I got some great news at work thar is going to allow me to work with a lot more people in a health/fitness capacity.  Additionally, I brought back a program that guided 15 people to finish the Half Marathon last year - expecting more participation this year!

Hello World!

Hello World has a few meanings for me:

*My son has entered the world (May 5th)
*I am back to training!!!

My son, Graysen Charles Lampton, was born on May 5th @ 8lbs12oz & 21 inches long!  I am prepared for the attention he requires to take some time away from my training; however, I will not lose focus on my goal!

This week has been a success!  I feel no discomfort while wearing shoes so I bought some new running shoes!!  Check them out in the pic below!  Just since May 16th I have already put some miles on them and my foot discomfort has not developed in to a pain. 

I went open water swimming for the first time on May 17th and I swam a slow approx. 1,500 yards!

Now for today!!!  I woke up at 6 am and went riding about 18 miles with some tri team members and enjoyed a great breakfast with them. Then I went on a 25 Mile ride!!!  I had a blast and my body feels great!  I included a pic of my awesome sunburn - I am buying a travel container so I never forget again!!!

You can expect to see more posts now that I have started training again.

I also downloaded the Blogger app to my Android so I can post quicker!