Today started like many of my days. I am like a Steam Locomotive. Takes a while to get going...but very hard to stop. :D My morning was bad and cranky so I went back to bed till 11a.m. Woke feeling much better, had some breakfast and coffee. Then got myself ready for my long ride. Weather was warm, in the 60's but most of the ride felt cooler since there was total cloud cover. I wore my arm warmers and glad I did. I was perfectly comfy the whole way. :) Rode from my house to the mouth of Provo Canyon and then up the RiverTrail for 3.5 miles or so when just after Nuns Park I Had to go and ride on the Highway as I knew the next 2.5 was impassable for a roadbike..(Snow several inches deep on some stretches)..The highway was not as freaky as I thought it would be. I actually have Run on stretches of this highway and it's more freaky running since you are on it much longer. On the bike I was off the highway relatively quickly. Once at Vivian my warmup ended and time for the real workout, It was 3 repeats up to the top. Had a blast doing it. I didn't mind any quad burn, it is starting to feel easier and easier. (When I first started biking 2 months ago..I thought I was going to die..the burn was insane.) Hey I took some pix for you..once I got to the top. And yes I thought of YOU. 
My bike is mad at me for not taking a flattering image of her. But I reminded her that no one has see her yet! Except Toby. :) After I took this pix of my bike I noticed something staring at me: 
Some poor child lost her Triceratops! I thought it fitting it was a TRIceratops as opposed to any other Dinosaur. Hehe. Triathlon. Get it? :P 
I actually talk to myself while riding or running, if I am alone. And I said..."haha payback!" to this Hill. The way down I got a bit wreckless...I can't quite see my speedometer well because of where my drink is placed between my Aerobars. But if I twist my head a lil I can see. My downhill speed got to 36mph. That was a total rush..haha. Had to be careful tho, the road is winding. So after riding from Vivian to the top of SouthFork (a little over 4 miles) 3x, I sped down and all the way home. That was fun and easy. Mostly downhill. Had a total of 1188ft elevation gain. Grand Total Bike: 42.1miles The rest of the day went fast, as I had gotten home at about 3:30...Was nice to take it easy, hubby had taken kids to swim. I showered, hit the grocery store, then headed home to make a quick dinner for the family. French Toast and for Desert I made Tapioca Pudding. 6:45p.m. By this time I was flying out the door, I had a little Seminar I signed up for at Coach Keena's Studio. No she is not My coach...but I was welcome too. :) Justin Su'a, a sport's psychology trainer, spoke tonight about Goals and the Mental aspect of training for Triathlons. When I got home I made a new recipe for granola that sounded tasty. I was right it IS tasty, tastes more like dessert than Breakfast. 
It's always crazy to me how some days I wake up feeling like...there is no way Today will be good..then it ends up being amazing. Very good day! :) EDIT: I just forgot to account for the 3x south fork repeats I did with regards to elevation. It was a total of 2572ft Ascent...and well Descent since it was out and back. :) Much more impressive sounding that 1188ft. Go ME! Just In: Getting ready for bed just now....I have a sunburn on my back..not Bad. But ugly. Ugly tan line. Me no likey tan lines! :P
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