What a difference a day makes...

Two days ago I had trouble walking downstairs without my quads and butt hurting. I felt like I was 80 years old. Fast forward with one day rest and my legs feel great.

I did my running speed work session at lunch time and it rained for the first half and then the Sun came out and it was humid for the second half of the session. I actually had to go to two different tracks to complete my workout.

I got kicked off the track at Corpus Christie and had to get into my truck all sweaty and go to M.M. Robinson about 10 minutes away. I'm glad I brought a towel to cover my seat from the water and sweat.

I ran strong during the workout and on the last few 100 sprints I could feel my hamstrings pulling a bit and my quads were getting major lactic acid build up. I pushed it just to the point of injury and pulled back. No pain, no gain.

After dinner I did a biking speed work session and half of it was in the rain as well. I felt really strong on the bike and was surprised by how good I felt. I had one of my fastest speed bike sessions of all time. There was times I was holding 50 kph on the flats.

I tried to go for a swim, but the pool was closed due to fouling. I didn't notice the sign and actually jumped in the pool and did 25 meters before they got my attention and told me to get out of the pool. I should have realized it was closed because no one was in any of the lanes, I just thought it was my lucky day.

They made me shower immediately in order to get all added chlorine off my body. I wasn't too disappointed because the swim was a low priority workout and it didn't really matter if I did it or not.

I got back to eating healthy today. Yesterday with Johnny and later with Alice, we went to a couple of bars and had taco chips and potato skins. Tasted great, but not the best for training. At the Judge & Jury bar, Alice and I met Colin, a fellow ex-Winnipeger. We had a fun conversation comparing Winnipegers to Ontarians and exchanged emails in order to get together again.

Speed Run - 45:06 / 6.07 miles / 7.25 pace

Speed Bike - 53:48 / 30.23 km / 33.7 kph

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