sunday

boy did i worry myself yesterday. i started the ride with travis and the rest of the big group out of starbucks and then it split going up a climb, i thought i was going with the long group but it turned out to be the short group. so, travis and i went back a bit with them, then the two of us continued to get our time in. at the furthest point for travis he flipped (too much wine and too little sleep) i went out a bit more and started back with a guy who hooked up with us. we rode a while and then after i was finally solo i was getting a bit of a hunger knock as i looked at the ground and poof! a 5 dollar bill! i thought it a sign, into the minimart and out with a; pepsi, reeses sticks (king size), a sausage sandwich and krispy kreme cookies and kreme donut. i guess about 1500 calories. i was most worried and dissapointed with myself for eating such shit. i should have gone with a pepsi and reeses sticks but i fell off the wagon hard! i hate doing this. i thought in the 90 minutes i had left i would certainly crap my pants. or be in intestinal distress on the drive home. well i guess i really needed the food b/c it never made a cross thing in my system. strong stomach? no, dumb luck! in the end it was about 5.5 hours and 144 kilometers. good old fashioned base work. the legs were good, in the last hour i pushed 40k up a hill into the wind. i love training, life is good!