Sunday 23rd Nov - White Caps in Akuna

AM
Ride 91km/run 5km
3:14. Ave 28km. Ave HR 121
Run 4.58. 4:29 ave pace. Ave HR 139.

PM
Playing bike mechanic with Steve Bridson - Good fun


What a day. Shit wouldnt come close to describing the conditions. It started badly anyway, I was tired. 3 weeks of solid training really ramped up over the last few days in this "Shock Phase" and I suffered. I wanted to pull out around 3okm in but told myself I was going to get 90lm no matter what. I was riding with Aron and James, (James flatted 20 min in and we had fun changing a tyre in the dark) they were stronger but both suffered to as the morning went on. Started 4:30am and rode out throug the spit, past Warringah, through Akuna and duffy's to Pacific HWy and back home. It was so windy and cold and wet. A winter ride and one of the worst days had to endure on the bike. All were suffering, we didnt see many others out riding, even the cars were not on the road. The wind would rip through you and the 28 (Auto pause on the Garmin) would have been at least 30km without the wins, so considering how we felt wastnt to bad. The run felt stiff. 4 hours in the garden yesterday killed my back. There were waves coming up to the road in Akuna it was so windy, down the end of the bay there were even "White Caps".
The rest of the day was great. A big feed, some vitamins and some new Rudy's.
Later (Feeling the pain)