Q - What's hotter than hot?

A - Tempe in March.

Q - What's hotter than Tempe in March?
A - Unfortunately, I bet the answer to that is Tempe in April. On race day. When I hit the run. Today it got to 90-degrees. I was drinking like nobody's business and it didn't make a difference. I mean, my bike frame was physically hot to the touch. When I filled up a water bottle - half water & half ice - it was warm 45' later. When I got back from my ride and went to wash my face, it felt like sandpaper I had so much salt on it. Ugh.

The details:
AM Swim - 4k. Half with masters (until I couldn't keep up) and then half on my own. These kids can swim. This put me at 19k for the week (personal best).

PM Ride - 120mi. Same course as Tuesday. At least I knew where all the debris was! A litttle windier today...took me 7' longer. Mentally easier, but maybe that was b/c it was so physically hard!

PM Run - 4mi on Tempe Town LAke. Felt great. Was cooking along...but it was 5:30 and on the cooler side. Race day will be a gut fest...

Stay tuned for more training...I am off to bed...

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