At sunrise, it was downright frigid: frozen dew on the truck, breath floating in the air. Weather is probably the #1 reason I joined the gym last week so did I go to the gym for this morning’s workout? Of course not! Why would I do something so level-headed?
I was determined to ride 30 miles on my road bike– of course, I hastily made that promise to myself before I checked what was going on outside. Oh, great… overnight temperatures are in the low 30s. Beautiful. But I couldn’t back out, not when Strava is watching.
You can’t tell, but that’s me under all those layers. 3 layers in some places, in fact. It was cold. So cold I only cared 9% about where I blew out my nose as I rolled down the local greenway. Multiple nose clearings, too. It was a show for sure. But I did it… I finished all 30 miles with cold toes, a messy nose, and striking a pose (see sexy pics above).
More training ahead (maybe at the gym next time?) as I approach the first race of the year. Just a short one but it was a lot of fun last year- The Super Bowl Duathlon down in Orlando. No affiliation with the actual Super Bowl (legally, I probably have to say that) but it IS the day before, so there’s some kind of connection there. Hey, maybe Josh Allen will come by before Buffalo wins the Super Bowl. He can maybe see how the common athletes live.
-Out of the Wilderness
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