Last long ride, and thanks to weather...indoors!

BIKE 4:20 and 75 miles
RUN 56 mins and 6 miles

I picked up Frea yesterday from BS and she was marked as "Ready To Race!". So I was ready to ride!

But the weather didn't cooperate. Well, OK, honestly, I could have ridden outside. It was cold (55F), wet, leaf-covered, light winds. I can do all that but wet and slick. My plans were MCT or Columbia flats. The MCTs are shaded and won't be dry, the flats would be short but perfect. But I stayed indoors, in part to save time and in part to stay safe. I kept hearing about people who do long rides to stay warm and/or safe, and about people who do most all rides indoors to stay safe! So I'm not too out of normal here. But still...

I watched two movies, Kill Bill 1 and Fast Sick and Nearly Dead. I took a break every 18-20 miles. I didn't eat much but did push some nutrition. To my surprise I did great, kept steady, changed gears with scenes, and was focused into the last 20 mins.

And to my surprise, my feet were a bit sore and numb and my legs were tired! Yay! Sometimes a trainer ride just isn't real enough. I admit my HR seemed low at times, but I did push more upon realizing that.

The brick run was about an hour later, my stomach was an empty hole screaming for food! I had planned for only 5 miles, but couldn't resist skipping my two favorite parts of TGP. Since I was running backwards on my usual course (clockwise in park), once I'd reached the 2.5 mile turn point I could see the top of the Kingshwy hill, couldn't resist. Then I got to run up the bird trail. Then I took the MOBot trail and came home on Shaw.

That last bit was a bit of a mistake. After the shooting, I should have known better than to run in that area, but it's such a great hill! I had some protester video me and make comments about how "That's why they do that, so people like they can stay safe". Ugh.

Felt great afterwards, but I was cranky with the dog. What a long day, even though I was hoping to save time.