I love mornings like this

Triathlon Forum
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Great sleep, up at 4am. Not a cloud in the sky. On the bike by 5am, 2hr solid, hard paced ride (40kph along Barnet Hwy) finishing up with a 5k climb up SFU. Beat my last climb time by 2min. At the top pulled a McEwen (I am the “man”!), left the security guards in their booth sratching their heads. Flew down the backside at 70kph in a sweet sweet super aero tuck. Going so fast it brings tears to your eyes. Top that off with a 16k run on the trails, 5min faster than last time.

Today is going to be a GREAT day! :wink:

AP

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Damn.

Sounds like it already has been a great day! Everything else is just gravy.

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How the hell does anyone get up at 4:00 AM??? :slight_smile:

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You’d be surprised how easy it can be. :wink:

The other option is to ride/run after work which means:

  • more cars
  • more pollution/exhaust
  • much much higher temps (should get into 90’s today)
  • no beer or cheeseburger at lunch today

#4 above is the strongest incentive plan for me :wink:

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I think you may be right :wink:
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"You’d be surprised how easy it can be. :wink: "

In my lifetime I’ve gone to bed a lot more at that time than got up. :slight_smile:

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How’s the hubby taking to your training now? Smoother sailing?

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Yeah, somewhat. He’s started doing things like meeting me to run with me for the last 10k of my bricks, or meeting me at the end with nice 2nd beach salty fries.

Now if I can just convince him to become a RMT :wink:

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I’m with you AP. I was up at 5am (late for me), ran a brisk 5 miler and after work tonight I am open water swimming at Corona Del Mar!

Good times!

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and is it light there at 5 AM or are your riding with alight?

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Dunno. I’m usually still asleep at that time. :slight_smile:

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Very cool.

Next time while coming down that hill, stand up, open your arms and yell “ISTO É QUE É VIDA!!!” (This is LIFE!)

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Holy crap! That’s a HUGE workout! So, you did a two-hour ride on the bike, and THEN rank 16kms? What was the total workout time? How many days/week do you do those distances?

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I do that once a week, every Thursday morning. I don’t usually do the climb, but I was feeling soooo good I thought I had to.

Sunday’s brick is about 1.5X that, getting closer to 2X.

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How do you pronounce that? :wink:

I’ll have to write it on my handlebars…

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you must be really hungry now.

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Damn skippy, had 350g of skim yogurt with some granola in it. Big ass coffee. But I think I’ll be hitting the vending machine shortly for a clif bar.

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They have alarm clocks on the West Coast, CG ;-). You are missing the best part of the day by getting up later, the road and the world pretty much is yours at that time.

Good going, Andy!

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I agree, I love working out early in the am. Like I wrote earlier, little to no traffic, lights? what lights? mwhahahahaha! and no exhaust. I don’t mind the heat of the late day so much, but I hate the exhaust from the traffic.

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Last year, I dragged a new training partner on the 45 minute drive to ride the 1/2IM UK course for a 0600 ride start. He moaned all the way down about the start time, but after enjoying the ride and run having a breakfast and driving back, he just laughed at those starting the ride in amongst the traffic and fumes.

On Sunday we leave at 0530 to ride the IM course ;-).

'nuff said.