I better write something quick before I pass out for the night. I never got started until 10:30 as I was trying to wait out the weather again. That didn't work of course as it refused to rain and I had to head out. Of course the rains did come, but not til I was somewhere on the other side of Port Bruce. It was a tough ride mentally today for some reason, as I questioned my sanity for most of the trip. I know getting started so late was part of the problem as these long rides are really an entire day's commitment as it is. But I hung in for the entire 180kms and finished it in 6 hours, and 5 minutes. Not too bad.
The enjoyable part of the day believe it or not, was the run afterwards. I was originally scheduled for 7.5 kms but was determined to do the 1o kms I failed at last week. Right away I knew that it was going to be different today. I can't say that it was effortless but it came close. I did the 10 k in 51 minutes which is just a normal run for me on any given day.
How do I explain the difference from last week? More nutrition, both before and during the workout, (bananas in the mailbox) , much better hydration (I never lost any weight) and cooler temperatures (it never got much over 20 degrees)
All in all a pretty good day and a good boost for my confidence. Six weeks tomorrow!!
Here's your smile of the day....as they say "Only in America" Give it a few seconds to load.
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/07/17/am.muller.truck.ak47.cnn
I wish to dedicate day 304 Serguei Ivanov who also had a good ride today somewhere in France, but never ran a lick afterwards!
"If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced."---Vincent Van Gogh
love
peter
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