At least 50% of Cyclists are rude...

No beers on last night, it felt strange but wasn't a big deal. I'm focused on dropping the weight and beer is off the diet until I hit my goal. I haven't stopped eating the way I normally do, but the weight is still coming off. For the next week I doubt the scale will show I'm losing weight. I went to the dentist today and he gave me penicillin for a gum infection. Whenever I take penicillin I retain water and feel bloated. So in a week from now, when I'm done with the pills, the water should drain from my body and I'm curious what I'll weigh. The dentist, who is also an endurance athlete, thought I was looking too skinny, even though I told him my BMI was currently over 21.

I did my long run mid morning and was curious to see how I'd do without partying the night before. For the first 9 minutes on a flat road I was at a 7:40 pace, then as I started going up some hills in the escarpment it slowed dramatically. At the 20 minute point I had a fork in the road and a decision, do I go the easier route or the hard route. I chose to go hard, I didn't want any regrets. It was the No 1 side road, arguably the hardest route in the area. At the turnaround my pace was 8:37 and I walked at least a dozen times on the run in order to keep my heart rate under 140 bpm. Then it was mostly down hill on the way back and finished at a 8:18 pace. For the last half I did a negative split at a 7:59 pace. One hill I ran down was at a 5:40 pace.

On the way back a cyclist came riding past me, I waved and he ignored me and kept riding. This is not uncommon from cyclists. I'd say at least 50% of the cyclists are rude pricks and do the same thing. If he was a triathlete he definitely would have waved back, they all do. When this happens I've often yelled "a-hole" as they pass by. This time I wished I had my bike with me, I would have chased him down, passed him and tried to drop him hard. Last year I did this so many times. Cyclists like him motivate me. I just don't understand how they can be so rude. Runners aren't that way, 9 out of 10 times runners will wave to each other as a sense of camaraderie. I've never read an "how to cycle book" and I wonder if the first chapter says to "think you are better than everyone and ignore them, they are inferior to you and don't deserve your acknowledgement". If it doesn't say that, it sure seems like it. 

Last year I had a cyclist do the same thing to me, but this time I was on my bike. About 1 km after we passed I realized that I didn't have a spare tire and turned around to go home to get one. Within minutes I was almost on that cyclists wheel and when he saw me, he pulled his bike over, stopped and turned his back on me as I passed. I assumed he couldn't bear me passing him. Unbelievable, but true. Tomorrow is supposed to be plus 9 C. If it is, I'm taking my new bike out and I'm going to go cyclist hunting. Can you tell they piss me off royally. I'd love to know why they are such jerks. I've include a picture of Reid with his home made veneers.

Long Run - 11.58 miles / 8:18 pace.