Another dead soldier...

Got my mind to stop running with thoughts and had an okay sleep. I was looking forward to getting up early and getting my long ride done because the kids want to go to the "horror expo" in Toronto. Apparently a lot of the big time directors and stars of scary movies are going to be there. I have a feeling this is going to be expensive, I saw all kinds of horror stuff that's going to be for sale at the expo.

I love getting up when no one else is a wake. I made a nice carbo loading breakfast, had some coffee, and played on the computer in a peaceful and quiet atmosphere. It's beautiful.

The weather man said it would be rain all day today and tomorrow. Last night I prepared myself mentally for it and wasn't going to let the rain deter me. When I woke up it had just stopped raining and the skies looked like more was to come. I put on a rain jacket and some plastic bags on my feet, I just hate getting wet feet on a ride, and then I was out the door.

Today's ride was the big test to see if the new bike fit and seat was going to feel good going long. Initially I didn't feel too powerful and my left knee was hurting. I thought "oh no" did I adjust my cleats wrong"? I decided to just keep going and see if it continued. After about 30 minutes the discomfort went away and the more I rode the better I started to feel.

I had a good ride listening to my podcasts, some on Internet marketing and some on Ironman Training. There was one called "Ironman Talk" and they had a top triathlon coach named Bobby McGee on the show and he's a big proponent of the run walk theory for Ironman marathons. He had all kinds of stats that you finish faster than just running straight for the entire distance. He has some of his pro athletes starting to do this. I think he coaches Andy Potts.

The only mishap I had on the ride was going over some railroad tracks and losing another water bottle. I heard it hit the ground and I looked back as it rolled off the road and into a ditch. I stopped and tried to look for it, but it was like looking for a golf ball in the rough. It was amazing that I couldn't find a large 24 oz white water bottle. The ditch ate it up.

Long Bike - 3:02:20 / 95.22 km / 31.3 kph / 129 avg hr / 1956 ft climbing

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