Let's back track a bit. Saturday's ride was rather wicked. I did not end up going to Kitchener as my buddy Ian was tied up doing wedding stuff. So I did a similar ride as last weekend, just longer. Naturally I structured the route so that the hardest hill climbing was in the last 50k and by the end I was rather pooched. Lessons learned from Saturday's ride:
- no matter how easy you think you are going for the first 75k - it's not easy enough.
- pack some InfiniT concentrate. (InfiniT is what I use for fluid/fuel)
Even with multiple pee breaks, stop lights, a few dirt roads and some tough climbs, I was able to hold 30k/hr - it was a good session.
Today was a 2hr run in the heat. I hate heat. I hate humidity. And worse yet, I hate smog. Fortuneately, today wasn't too bad, however the forecast is predicting somewhat of a heat wave starting Tuesday. Must get myself acclimatized.
Actually, despite my bitching, the run went well. I was afraid my legs might be a little too pooched from yesterday's ride, but all things considered I felt pretty damned good. Could have easily extended the run, but was short on H2O, plus it was my 2nd long run in 6 days. Decided to play it smart (cough) and head home. Distance: 23k Time: 1:52.
Finally, Ironman Brazil is today. Here's a couple of pics:
Plenty more pictures available here.
The other cool thing about this race is that Gordo Bryn was in it. Gordo runs a little site called GordoWorld. A top notch site with alot of quality information that Gordo and company freely dole out. Gordo did an incredible 8:36 and placed 5th overall. Amazing. By the way, there was only 21 seconds between first and second, talk about a close race. Luke Bell led for the majority of the race and was passed in the very late stages of the marathon by Argentinean Oscar Galindez. An awesome race.
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