I starting to get my bike legs back...

Yesterday the family went to the new Art Gallery of Ontario, it's quite a building, redesigned by Frank Gehry. Although some didn't think it was too impressive, I caught a photo of a guy in a deep sleep in the lobby. I wasn't sure if it was real or an art exhibit. You be the judge.

Afterwards we went out for dinner and then Alice and I hung out at home, shooting pool and having some drinks. Turns out we didn't get to bed until 5:30 am. Time flies when your having fun, even after 26 years together we still really enjoy each others company. I got up at the crack of noon and right out of bed put on my cycling clothes. It wasn't great weather, about 4 C with a windchill of -1, and strong 30 kph winds. I put some toe warmers in my shoes, the ones that are typically used in work boots and they worked great, my toes stayed "warm and toasty". Right from the moment I left the house I felt strong. Normally I ride at around 85 rpm and today 90 rpm was low, many times I even got to 100 rpm. It was windy and it didn't matter I was driving hard into the wind. Even with head on winds, there was times I was riding at 33 plus kph. The only thing I recognized early was that there was no way I could keep my heart rate below 140 bpm, for about 40% of the ride I was over 140 bpm. I figured with the late night partying my body was under stress, so I just rode strong and tried to pull the heart rate down as much as possible.

I just had a great ride, I was riding hard and attacking the hills. I was so windy that on some of the downhills the wind was blowing on my arms so much that I would have to really focus on keeping my wheel straight. I ended up riding 3 hours and averaged 30.3 kph which I felt was really good considering it was all hills and all wind. I love the new Cervelo P2C, it just feels great, it seems to be FIST fitted perfectly and runs so smooth and quiet. I got home feeling great and quickly showered and was out the door to go grocery shopping. The amount of salt on my bike shorts was amazing, white everywhere. Shortly after I got to the store I was getting into a semi-bonk state and the mid section of my upper back was sore, the type of soreness you get when you've been out in the cold shivering for a long time. I ended up eating my dinner lying down on the couch and after I ate I felt much better. I didn't realize it until Alice pointed out that I only ate a couple of pancakes today and a couple of Lara Bars on the bike. No wonder I was fading. It's weird how yesterday I didn't feel that strong and today I felt awesome. I enjoyed the ride so much, I was just in awe how beautiful of an area I get to ride through and how wonderful I felt. It was one of life's simple pleasure moments.

Long Bike - 3:00:15 /91.08 km / 30.3 kph / Avg HR 137