After three days of no biking, my legs were a bit sluggish on the ride in this morning. That kept my average below 30 kmph but that's fine by me on a morning ride. I did have to replace my back tube even after patching it last night. The slow leak remains, so I'm assuming it's a problem with the valve.

The ride home was better than the ride in, but the wind was the strongest I've felt since I got here. It gets me pretty angry when I see my speed drop below 30 on a stretch I usually hammer. But I did all right. At one point a guy was drafting off me, so of course I had to drop him like a bad habit. Other than that, I didn't push too hard.

When I got home, I changed into my running gear and went for a good five mile run. I ran across Memorial Bridge to behind the Lincoln Memorial before turning around and heading back past Arlington Cemetery. I didn't break any rules tonight. I continue to feel strong running. I'm by no means in great shape, but I'm slowly starting to feel comfortable at longer distances. Due to time constraints, I don't know how many more runs I'll be able to get in this week. But with a race on Saturday, I probably shouldn't be running anyways. I assume Pat will give me a respite from the bet on Friday. Maybe I'll try some running before work. Who knows?

One of these days soon, I feel like I should establish some sort of training schedule. Something to really put some planning into what my goals are both long and short term. I think the Virginia Duathlon will be the long term goal. Other than that I think just gaining some experience and racing every couple of weeks is a good plan. I assume I'll give Alumni a go in January. A heartrate monitor would be a nice aid for training. But with all the money being dropped on bike equipment, I think that'll get lost in the mix. Comments anyone? Haha.

Dist / Time / Avg / Max / Odo
37.84 / 1.17.45 / 29.2 / 47.7 / 1343.1
38.09 / 1.14.33 / 30.6 / 47.8 / 1381.4
5 Miles