Clyde's Comeback!

64.5 mile ride up around the Gunlock/ Veyo loop. Temp started at 81F when I left the house at 3:50 a.m. It was hot and humid. Legs felt sluggish too. But the ride turned out pretty fast as I hit a 21.4 mph avg with very little drafting. Must have had good air or something today. But I pushed it hard too and got home with no drink left... I'd ran out up by Winchester Hills and was needing some hydration. 

10.2 mile run-Waited about 45 min's for Mik'L to finish her run and then I took off on mine. Regular old DC loop.  Legs felt super heavy and hip was naggy but by mile 5 I had a good flow going. Just dripping with sweat the entire run. Forgot to get on the scale but I'm sure I was low due to dehydration. This was a tough morning on the ol' body.

26.2 mile ride this morning. Left with the intentions of going about 50 but within about 3 I could tell something was up. Really struggled to get the peddles to go round. Just felt totally bonked and by the time I got out by the dump road I just turned around. It was the hardest and slowest ride I've gone on so far. 18.1 mph avg. Legs had nothing. 

10.2 mile run. Got home way earlier than normal and started to to yard work out in the darkness at around 5:35 a.m. Did that for about a half hour and just kept getting more and more frustrated with the results of my morning ride. So I finally just decided to try a run. It seemed too hard for a few miles and then it felt doable by the end. But the whole system is in recovery mode. I got way too dehydrated yesterday and now I can't recover. 

Sick day. Woke up at 4 a.m to head out and do a group ride and head felt like 1000 lbs. Neck, shoulders and everything hurt with a pounding headache. Had a big bite on my leg and it could have been from a spider... not sure if they are at all related but nonetheless I took today off. Spent it with the family and went to the parade early then breakfast after. Came home and had a BEAUTIFUL 2 hour nap. Much, much needed for sure. 

Woke up feeling much better than the last couple days. Both head and body. Went out solo today into the fields then back out to the airport, down into SunRiver and back up the river trail and again around the fields back home. Kept an honest effort but nothing in the red as I need to fully recover for a long, crazy ride planned on Saturday. Finished with a 21 mph avg. Felt good throughout. 

10.2 mile run around the DC. Again this was just a smooth effort but seemed to have a nice clip all the way through. After feeling crappy for a couple days just feeling normal today felt like I was Superman. Felt like I could have doubled the workout without too much strain. 81 F at 4:20 when I started today. 

51.5 mile bike ride out into the fields then up around Green Springs over to Ivans and back through Green Valley and the fields to make a big loop of the valley. 19.8 mph avg. Lots of hills and rollers. Took it super easy for at least 25 miles then picked it up a little but no real push today. As tomorrow is a LONG ride. 

5.6 mile run around the inner B-hills loop. Just a formality today. Want to try and be as rested and ready for tomorrow as possible. 

Woke up at 2:30 a.m to go ride from here to Mesquite NV and back. 125 miles round trip. But... it was raining. Decided to wait til 4 and try again. Still raining. So tried again at 5:20 and still rain. By 7 a.m the rain had stopped and I was sick of trying to go for a ride. So I went for a run. 

19 mile run. Started through the fields on our summer tempo loop (that hasn't seen action all year). Then extended down to the Dixie Center and back on the normal DC loop finish around the park. Had a good run. And in a way I'm glad the ride didn't work out because I've been needing a good long run to square off the body. Just wish I would have know and I could have gone and ran the marathon course. I could really use some downhill training to get ready for STG. Pace this morning was above avg. Not sure because I didn't wear a watch but had some solid mild tempo miles from 5-15. Guessing the avg pace was under 7 min's for the run. Really muggy so I was dripping with sweat by mile 4... by the end of the run I might as well have gotten out of a pool. Hands and fingers were wrinkled from being soaked.