These blog posts are starting to feel a little routine & predictable but here it goes.
This past weekend I headed out for a 60 mile ride on Saturday that turned in to about 68. The sun was out, it was dry but cold as hell. About ten miles in I even started spotting frost on the ground. The route went through Renton, Factoria, Issaquah, Redmond & then back across I-90 to Seattle. I’m not sure the reason but I only felt at about 50%, I was tired, my legs hurt & I was really happy to make it home 
Saturday was also the Ironman World Championship in Kona Hawaii. This year the online coverage was better than years past & I was glued to it. (For an example of how to cover a bicycle race online check out the Tour of California next spring) The conditions in Kona were windy, hot & humid…just the way it should be for that race. Craig Alexander was the top male & Chrissie Wellington was the first woman across the line. (Link to a full race recap) Here’s a great video that show’s the race highlighting the pros. Take note of how strong Craig Alexander looked on the run…amazing!
Saturday night Harmony went out to my parents for dinner & Mom tried to kill us with good food/desert…
Sunday I got the opportunity to see what running 20 miles felt like. My plan when I headed out was to just put the miles in and not to worry about the pace. (But deep down I wanted to be around an 8:15/mile pace) The run was loooooong, boring & a bit uncomfortable towards the end. I finished the 20 miles in 2:39.30 putting my pace a touch under 8 minute miles.
After the run I had about an haour before I had to be out the door & off to Dawn & Greg’s for dinner. All I really wanted to do was sleep but I stuck it out till almost midnight…OUCH! Monday morning was a tough one.
