welcome to hell!

yep, today was hot enough to fry an egg on the road. the last 30 miles, according to weather wunderground was 97.5 degrees but on my cyclocomputer, the heat coming off the road was registering at 105.7 and let me tell you, it felt every bit of 105! i will say this though, i am getting acclimated to the heat more and more every day. that doesn't mean i like it but that i can and will survive in it. here is our ride from today:

we ended up with 83 miles. it was me, my J-man, the squirrel whisperer (aka: Le Roi) and J-man #2. we did one quick refuel at about mile 54 and then finished up. overall, this ride gets a 9 out of 10 stars. it would have gotten a 10 but because it was so freakin hot, a 9 will do.


after we got back to the truck, i did a quick transition and off i went. i only did 2 miles but that was my plan. no more, no less. i used the heart rate monitor feature for the garmin today for the first time and i found it interesting that on the bike my max heart rate was 171 and it was the exact same on the run. coming off the bike to run was not a problem at all. yes i was tired but my legs were able to switch gears easily. even before i decided to get back to doing triathlons this year, i always did bricks (for fun!), so it really isn't all that hard of a transition for me to get used to.

wow! after reading tons of blog posts this week, i can't believe how many of you all are racing this weekend. i would love to do a shout out to all of you but i may be sitting at the computer for hours. so here is one big shout out for all of you:

sending tons of positive race vibes to all of you! i look forward to all the race reports tomorrow and monday.

i especially want to give a shout out to 2 awesome chics who are doing their very first IM at Coeur d'Alene tomorrow...Paula @ Adventure Junkie Mom and to Angie G. who doesn't have a blog (yet!). i will be stalking you online throughout the day. race smart and strong ladies!

hope everyone is having a fine weekend. much love and peace out!