Despite the threat of rain - actually, it was more than a threat, it was actually raining - early this morning, I decided that the suckiness of riding in rain was less than the suckiness of riding 3.5 hrs indoors. Thus, I struck out, enlisting the aid of two other brave souls, intending to get in the 3.5/30 brick that I'd planned.
Things were pretty good from the start; a light rain fell, but not enough to be disturbing. After casting aside the rain jacket (which raised temperatures excessively), things were pretty good and continued that way for about 2.5 hours until Mt. Kisco. At that point, on a nice downhill stretch, the heavens opened and we were poured on. At the turnaround, we stopped for a second to eat but took off quickly so as not to get too chilled. Back home for a total of 60 miles and 3:25 on the bike feeling really good and having pushed hard up all the hills.
As the rain had abated, I decided to get the run in and finish the brick. My nutrition plan training must be going well (CarboPro and Accelerade bottles today plus endurolytes, date/nut bar and 3 GUs) because my legs felt really good. Ran approximately race pace (7 min/mile-ish) for the run, felt good the whole way and ended with 40 minutes...4:05 total.
Hit the carb/protein recovery quickly (waffles, peanut butter, honey, etc.) and re-caffeinated. Now, on to the rest of the day!
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