Heat Advisory Weekend, Sunday

BIKE: 3.5hrs 63 miles

RUN: 27 mins 3 miles

After a good night's sleep, here I go again. My legs are fatigued, my throat sore, and my mental clarity fuzzy. My hydration status is likely still low. Here I go again.

This ride was the Trailnet Bridge Ride. I did this ride 2 years ago, I think not last year. Anyway. There were some clouds today, so while it's still hot it wasn't as intense. We had a big group of about 20 club riders, and most in the club jerseys. Made for a cool team-feel in the ride. We headed out on the MRT that all routes followed at first. It was a bit hazardous, slower riders, road obstacles, and sand at one point! I was anxious to find the trails I knew were coming up.

We did the first 17 miles in about an hour, at which point a rider near our group went down due to a bad pass by another rider. We stopped to help her out, a bit of a rest. Off again, and onto the IL bike trails. And here the real hammerfest began. Right around 23 miles into the ride, we barely came below 20mph while we stayed on the trail.

A paceline is very effective, especially on a flat trail along trees that blunts most of the wind. Fast fast fast. We passed everyone. In fact, other unattached riders latched onto our group for the ride. We ended up with a total of 13 in our line, about 8-9 club members. We were the fast group on this ride, and many times I was feeling it again--The Bliss. The jerseys, the strength of the group, and the way we smoothly communicated. Bliss on a Bike.

Again, the Infinit worked great--only that, a Powerbar, and one gel at the end to get me home. I drank and drank water, it seemed I should just burst but I was losing it somewhere.

At the end, I got in my brick run--over the bridge, a little extra, and back over the bridge. I still haven't fixed the orthotic in my left shoe of the new Brooks--so it HURT. Hurt So Good.

We wrapped up with Ted Drewes and lots of cold water. Great weekend!

NUMERICS: goal was 12.5hr week. Ended up with 15.25 hours!!!!!!

SWIM: 3062y in 1.22hrs (monday's swim in Sunday of last week)
BIKE: 187 miles in 11.15 hours (Sunday's ride of last week in this Monday)

RUN: 18 miles in 2.7 hrs. Run suffered for all the biking.