New Training for July

I'm bringing back some strength in July for the first time in a long while. The schedule since opening the Bistro in Santa Cruz has been hard to fit structure training, but we are finally starting to leave early and let the team close, so I'm hopeful to get a bit more resiliency built for the long (13 hour) Bistro days. Typically, I alternate Sunday/Monday for a long run and bike ride, but this week I opted to go for a strength session plus a shorter easy run to kick off my week, as last week I struggled with Crohn's/ostomy related issues, paired with a very busy week at the Bistro. The total time spent was roughly the same as what I would have done long run, even if the overall training load was lower (partially due to these apps not being able to accurately assess the impact of strength sessions). Here's a look at the day,

🧘 Tai Chi

Summary: A gentle, parasympathetic-dominant opener — Tai Chi kept HR well in the recovery zone (74 bpm avg), making it an excellent nervous system primer before the heavier work ahead.

Summary: A solid 19-set strength block with moderate cardiovascular demand (87 bpm avg). The calorie output (294 kcal) suggests meaningful muscular work was done in an efficient time window .

Summary: A short but hilly shake-out run with a 94m elevation gain.

📋 Day Analysis
Three sessions totaling ~101 minutes of movement and 751 kcal burned. Training load of 85 on the run alone suggests a moderate aerobic stimulus without overdoing total stress, fitting well into a half-marathon build week.