Last EPIC workouts before Pigman

Ken Beckler rode with me yesterday. He knows some awesome routes! I appreciated him fixing my aero-bars too. Shev warned me they were slipping so Ken put some shims in that should stop this. I rode for about 3 hours and ran 12 miles afterwards. I kept the intensity down to reduce the amount of tissue damage. It was a tough run for me. Miraculously, Shev shows up with the girls at the 5 mile mark in the nick of time. It was HOT! 92 degrees. It was 10:30 am when I started my run. My feet were frying themselves and I didn't quite know what I was going to do. I was making my way up Central ave. and the pavement was starting to really cook my pigs. Had she not shown up with the vibrams I'd have had a very long day with much foot damage. As it turns out I completed the run but had to wear shoes for the last 8. Oh well, it's better to run in the Vibrams than to not run at all. Hopefully I'll have more luck at Pigman with the pavement. They jammed a bunch of ice cubes in my pockets that really helped too. Also a godsend was the water left out by Lynn. She's awsome and came out to say hi when I came by. The week was a good solid one with almost 40 miles of running and about 13 hours of exercise to include swimming and biking. I'll be ok (I think) at Pigman.

Sunday's Workouts - Whew!

After Canton on Saturday I wasn't sure how well I'd hold up. My plan was to run 12 miles barefoot and then head over to Ken Becklers place to meet up with him. Shev had a 6 hour century ride and was going to swing by and pick us up at the 3 hour mark. The day was textbook gorgeous. About 65 degrees and no wind in the morning with it slowly warming to about 85. My pigs were a bit tender but I decided to try them out. I knew right away it was going to be painful but decided to just take it easy and go till I couldn't anymore then switch to the Vibram ff's. Again Bootz street is the worst part of the run. The road is so gnarley. I try to jump up on the sidewalk but it's usually not a lot better than the road. Lots of broken glass and uneven concrete. I made it to the tower and worked the sidewalk along Prospect toward the turn around at Junction City. I kept it up till the 9.5 mile mark and decided to put the monkey feet on. I still had a lot to do. I ended up finishing the 12 miles and headed over to One World for a waffle! That definitely help make me feel better then it was off to Ken's. Ken was getting his bike set up. We had about 25 minutes to kill so I got my junk ready and got an espresso. The ride went really well. Thankfully Shev had enough fight out of her I was able to hang in there. I headed over to Mom and Dads to pick up the kids and grab some lunch. Man, I was beat but overall a good day of fitness. I slept really well.