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June 5, 2008
Attack of the White Fuzzy Monsters
So um...yeah...I have one question. Who the heck turned up the heat around here?! Holy cats! I swear last week the lows were in the 40s and we had nice, cool, spring like weather. Fast forward to today where it feels more like mid July! In the high 80s and humid! (and you crazy people that live in places like Hawaii and Florida can stop laughing at my definition of "hot"! :)
I was actually a little afraid to go for my ride this afternoon. I haven't ridden in 87 degree weather since...maybe last August? I do recall one really hot day before Steelhead last year... I'm really not sure but it truthfully doesn't get THAT hot around here too often.
But my ride was fine. Actually quite nice. And while I was definitely hot, it wasn't too bad. At least when you are riding you get a nice breeze! Now running in this kind of weather...that's a whole different ball game.
Anyway, I choose a nice mix of hills and flats for my ride today - mostly back country roads because I knew they would offer up more shade and less heat producing traffic than the main roads. I rode for just a bit over 2 hours and all was well. Except, of course, for the Attack of the White Fuzzy Monsters!
Just imagine - riding along, minding your own business, enjoying the scenary, trying to squeeze the last drop of fluid out of your water bottles when you happen to look up and see...well...what is that?!?!...could it be?...are those...WHITE FUZZY MONSTERS? It honestly looked like a bird exploded and it's white feathers went flying everywhere. But what I think it really was, was a crazy white flower/plant/tree that let loose all it's white fuzzies. Regardless of WHAT it was, the end result was that all those white fuzzies descended upon me and totally coated me. They stuck right to my sweaty, nasty self and wouldn't let go! Now, not only was I sweaty and nasty, but also itchy and coated with some sort of white fuzz!
Luckily, by the end of the ride, I had ridded myself of the fuzzy monsters. I lost most of them going down a large hill and then plucked the rest off at the first stop light I came to. Ahh...the things we do... :)
Also today I had a nice swim workout at masters practice! We are in the warmup/practice pool at Pitt because the main pool is getting a facelift. It makes for good open water swim practice because there are a lot of bodies in a little space creating a lot of waves! :) I didn't take any elbows to the face today but I did swallow some water!
The workout today was sets of 75s which I like. 75s seem like a good compromise to me - just like doing 300s or 600s on the track. I like those "off" distances, where you're not even sure what a good time might be - you just go with the flow!
And so it goes. It's time for bed now. I'm very glad tomorrow is Friday (although the high for tomorrow is 92 degrees!). Good night!
Posted by beth at June 5, 2008 9:27 PM
Comments
Yeah - it's awful when you run into stuff on your bike and can't get away. In Florida, we've got "love bugs" in February. Thousands upon Thousands of copulating bugs. It is so gross....
I love the 404 on the front 808 on the back idea... I'm thinking of that for myself as I need to get new race wheels for a new wheel size for my Scott.... But 404s are so versatile... I'm with you though... an 808 rear would be nice and YOU have the handeling skills!
Congrats on a phenominal race! And FYI, you donm't need to grow another inch. You are perfect the way you are. :)
Posted by: marit c-l at June 6, 2008 11:27 AM
I am experiencing similar shock to the weather! I left for vacation with mild 80's and came home to 95!! But better than cold! :) Glad things are going well for you. Enjoy your rides, hopefully minus the fuzzy white monsters! :)
Posted by: kellye at June 6, 2008 5:10 PM