Travel day...

I tried to get a good sleep last night and ended up getting a solid 8.5 hours. I tried to stay in bed as long as I could before my back got sore. I can hardly wait until this race is over because I'm sick of carbo loading.

First thing I did after my morning shake was go for a pre-race run and bike. The foot was feeling a lot better, but the heart rate was a little higher than I would have liked it to be. Hopefully it will be low tomorrow morning. I also took my laces out of my runners and replaced them with elastic laces and race clips. 

My ride was fun because I got caught up with a charity ride and there was hundreds of riders. Going against them I was giving them the high fives and cheering them on and then at the turnaround point of my ride I was riding with them and "whizzing" past them, literally. My wheels whistle similar to a disk wheel.

We left the house around 2:30 and drove the 2.5 hours to Muskoka. We just got to our hotel before it started to rain. First thing we did was go for an early dinner and then back to the hotel to rest. Unfortunately I couldn't sit still and ended up cleaning and tuning up my bike. I wanted to make sure all the screws and bolts were tight. When I was finished, I ended up driving the bike course.

It is going to be a challenging ride. Thirty five of the fifty five kilometer ride have lots of major hills. The run is constant inclines and declines. It is definitely going to be a tough race. Hopefully I'll get a good nights sleep.

Pre Race Run - 15:48 / 2.05 miles / 7:40 pace

Pre Race Bike - 22:00 / 11.78 / 32.3 kph