Biking is boring so here’s another twofer post. Thursday marked the last real bike ride before theBlock Island Triathlon. In recognition of a need for climbing practice, I ventured to the hills ofNarragansett Parkway. These are little babies compared to what I’ll find on the course, but are perfect for a hill repeat session.

Editor’s note: I wanted to start this post with the Rocky 3 beach scene but all I could find were homo-erotic parodies on youtube so I went with one of Houston’s finest…

Had to switch from OH to Front Squats due to some shoulder discomfort on Monday. Everything else was feeling good so I wasn’t about to pull the plug. At 22 hrs fasted, here’s what I threw down:

From the “there’s nothing better than a RI summer” department comes the annual Save the Bay Swim. This year it started earlier than normal so LL (aka the trooper) and I rose hours before the sun, picked up my Dad (aka the navigator), and drove to the starting line at Newport. After a tuneup by Dr. Gary, slipped on the wetsuit and headed west for Jamestown.

Ahh the freedom and possibilities of Saturday mornings.  Equipped with the Universal Strength Apparatus, I planned my WOD during the 10 min walk to the park.  Here’s what I came up with: Flying Pushups x 12 RESS x 12 ea. Box Jumps x 12 Round 2: 4 rounds for time @ 12 min+/-.  After that bonus round was a combo of...