The worst of the worst and the best of the best

Before I tell you about the workout today, I'll start by setting the scene. It was 90 degrees and sunny today which made for an interesting day and a nice tan.

I started out on the road bike feeling great. My legs were feeling fresh and I had energy. The bike was loaded up with 3 gels, and two water bottles with roughly 3 scoops of Cytomax(Berry flavored... mmmm) between both of them, which totals to just about 600 calories total. My goal was to have a gel every 45 min and take in Cytomax every 20 or so minutes which turned into every 15 minutes towards the end of the ride. This seemed to work well. I was a little tired of all of the sweet stuff after an hour though. Over all I averaged 19.5 mph over 54 miles which I felt good with since I was on the road bike and it was so hot out.

Once I made it back to home base I strapped on the iPod and running shoes and started out on my run. For me cycling is a sport where I feel great while I'm doing it, but when I'm done it hits me like a brick how taxing it can be on your energy. I never have this problem in Sprint races since the distance is so short that you don't have time to drain yourself. The run today brought me back to 6th grade when I could barely run a mile. My normal 6 mile route felt like 26 miles, and not to mention I was drenched in sweat... awesome. I still kept a 7:45-8 min/mile pace. My goal for the race is to keep a sub 8 min mile for the 13 miles which I think is reasonable.

Here's where it gets bad. I got home and have never in my life felt so drained and void of energy. I tried drinking a large glass of water and could barely keep it down. My face was covered in salt crystals and any remaining sweat somehow found its way into my eyes. Not to complain but I felt like a train had hit me.

So following one of the best workouts in a long time considering the distances I was overcome by the worst feeling ever. I'm guessing this is a sign that I need to drink more on the bike and probably eat something solid (Cliff bar or something similar). I'm feeling confident. I know I'll be able to do it come race day, the question is just how well.

Listening to : Circa Survive again. Their new CD is amazing and borderline life changing.

Feeling : Dead