Oh, Saturday. The long bike day. Ummmmm, yea! Nothing better. Well, it could have been better. It is beyond cold outside so I traded in the great outdoors for a spin. A three hour spin to be exact. Headed over to Karen's unGodly early to get started and by 5:05AM I was in the saddle turning over the pedals. My legs were bit fried from yesterday's 4,700 swim and then Hot Yoga, but it was just a matter of not stopping.
Tired is for non-Ironman, right?
Near the end of the three hours it got bad. Oh, the spin was still good but the other decided it would be "cool" to fire up the TiVo and watch "American Idol". Just so you know, there is no God. HE wouldn't create a world where you get trapped on your bike watching lame-ass TV. Just to put this in perspective, this was the first (and hopefully last) time I've watched that show or any of it's ilk. How can people stand it? My only regret was I couldn't spork my eyes out before it started.
On the very plus side, when the show came on I was able to drop my head and focus on my heart rate monitor. Since I couldn't see the Spinnervals DVD that well, I aimed for a 5-minute "on" (heart rate at 145+) / 5-minute "off" (easy spin, rate over 110) for the duration. Worked out pretty well, but I was glad to get off the bike at the end.
Off the bike there was wee 30-minute run in the cold. The legs felt pretty good and when the wind let up the run was almost fun. There are a goodly number of beer, wine, and hard liquor bottles on the roads in Skillman. Scary.
After the run it was home for a shower and nap. Long morning, but I'm glad the brick was done early. Frees up time for other stuff.