I started off flat again...

Tuesday is my heavy weekday training day. I find that if I split the workouts and do one in the morning and the other in the evening it doesn't seem as tough. I was dreading today because the weather man was predicting cold and rain and I really didn't want to do my ride indoors. 

I woke up early, looked out the bedroom window and it was wet outside but not raining. I turned on the TV and it was 4 C and only 7 kph wind. I thought about whether I should run or bike this morning and then I heard it was going to be raining this afternoon so I decided to bike. I don't mind running in the rain but riding in the cold when it is raining is never fun, especially for 2 hours.

It took me about 25 minutes to get ready and bundle up. I got on the bike and after only 50 feet of riding I realized I had a flat rear tire. This is my third in only 5 weeks. It was the moment of truth, do I fix it or remove all my cycling clothes and run. I figured if I rode it would cause me to get to work only 15 minutes late if I gave myself 6 minutes to get showered and dressed, so I turned back to my house, fixed it and got back on the road. I'm glad I did, it was the most beautiful morning, a little misty, very little wind and because I was going against the traffic I had very few cars pass by me. I can't stress enough how beautiful the ride was. It is one of those rides that I won't soon forget. 

The only mishap was that I passed a stopped school bus with its lights flashing. I clearly saw the kid was getting on the bus and was no where near me and I didn't feel it was a big deal with me being on a bike. Wrong! I had woman who was stopped yell at me and one guy behind the bus caught up to me, rolled down his window and started yelling at me. I'm glad I had my iPod on loud and couldn't hear them. On my run tonight I thought about it and realized it was a dangerous thing to do. "What if the kid turned around and went back across the street?" That will be the last time I pass a school bus.

I left work and by the time I got home it was pouring rain. I ate dinner and had a sugar induced nap. My daughter made cookies and cinnamon buns and I couldn't help myself and pigged out on them. When I woke up, my legs were tired and the last thing I wanted to do was run. I told myself to remember it was a scheduled easy run and pushed myself out the door. It turned out that I had a fast run that felt effortless at a low heart rate. On the way back home, a van with a large trailer carrying a tractor crossed my path and was pulled out into the intersection waiting to make a right turn on a red light. I had the right of way and he was blocking the side walk so I jumped on and over the trailer. After I did it I realized that it was a pretty dangerous thing to do, especially if he started driving. I did some pretty risky, dangerous and stupid moves today.

Mod Bike - 2:00:20 /60.82 km / 30.3 kph / 128 avg HR

Mod Run - 55:13 / 7.18 miles / 7:41 pace / 133 avg HR