Today was my first day to try to ride the a-train to work. I had planned all weekend to ride about 5 miles to the train station, but then i remembered we had a potluck at work today. I ended up driving to the train station and taking my 20-ish pound backpack on the train. I have to transfer trains 1/2 way, and once I get off the train, its only about a mile to work. Not even enough to really get sweaty.
It takes me an extra hour to get there in the morning, and probably about an extra 45 mins on the way back. The drive home is definitely more relaxing.. heck, I fell asleep on the train today. But is it worth it? my alarm went off this morning at 4:10. The earliest I can get to work is 6:30.. which may be problematic if I have an early meeting (we'll see tomorrow!) Am I saving money on gas? Yes, probably about $7 a day at today's gas prices .... but the question remains - how much money is my time worth? Right now, I guess its a bonus. I'm really just missing out on some sleep. But in the future who knows...
Since I drove to the station, I ended up going right to the natatorium. The plus side of the train was the nap on the way home, the negative side was that nap was not long enough! I really had to fight not to just go home and go back to sleep.
But I swam 300m (race distance) followed by 100m x 3 = for a total of 600m. I really should be swimming closer to 1800m per day. Then I ran 2 miles at a 12:40 pace. I felt ok, but the wind was definitely a factor this evening!!
Tomorrow, bike/run brick.
It takes me an extra hour to get there in the morning, and probably about an extra 45 mins on the way back. The drive home is definitely more relaxing.. heck, I fell asleep on the train today. But is it worth it? my alarm went off this morning at 4:10. The earliest I can get to work is 6:30.. which may be problematic if I have an early meeting (we'll see tomorrow!) Am I saving money on gas? Yes, probably about $7 a day at today's gas prices .... but the question remains - how much money is my time worth? Right now, I guess its a bonus. I'm really just missing out on some sleep. But in the future who knows...
Since I drove to the station, I ended up going right to the natatorium. The plus side of the train was the nap on the way home, the negative side was that nap was not long enough! I really had to fight not to just go home and go back to sleep.
But I swam 300m (race distance) followed by 100m x 3 = for a total of 600m. I really should be swimming closer to 1800m per day. Then I ran 2 miles at a 12:40 pace. I felt ok, but the wind was definitely a factor this evening!!
Tomorrow, bike/run brick.
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