For the past few nights I've been sweating. Two nights ago it was hard and I was shivering under the covers. Last night it was just my lower body and I was able to remove a cover and it got under control. I set my alarm to get up early for an Oakville Chamber of Commerce morning meeting and got there by 7 am then found out I got the date wrong. It was close to home so I went home and had some breakfast and a nap before leaving for work. Tonight is a busy training night, 2 1/2 hours. I was going to run when I got home from work but was too tired and went out with Alice to look at some stuff. I broke down a little and ate some popcorn and taco chips and figured it wasn't a big deal because I'll more than burn them off tonight. After I ate dinner I forced myself to nap and then started training around 7:30 pm. I did a moderate run and the weather was great, it was around 7 C and I even ran without my tuque and had to open my jacket to keep cool. I ran on the street because the side walks were wet. I ran by one house and the guy shoveled the snow from his yard onto the street. I've seen that before and wonder why they do it. It's a lot of work for having your lawn melt a day or two before your neighbor. On the run my left calf was twitching and I could still feel my blisters. When I got home I quickly got on the bike and did my moderate ride. Exactly 51 minutes into the ride I was mentally tired and felt like stopping, but I didn't. I figure it is time like these, where you are tired and persevere that helps you get through the Ironman. It is character building. I ended up finishing, albeit a slow ride, and felt pretty good. Time passes when you watch TV, read the paper and surf the net.
Moderate Run - 1 hour / 7.12 miles / 8:21 pace / 129 - 135 hr (max 137)
Moderate Bike 1:30:18 / 26.01 / 17.23 pace / 126 - 135 hr.
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