Rita Run and Ride

Run
Yep, got overheated again. Should have pushed to do this all in the morning when it was super nice but due to the usual family obligations, I had to push things back to this afternoon. Which ended up working out but man, the temps were higher than I had hoped for.

Aside from the heat, I was feeling sluggish and crampy pretty much the entire time. I didn't feel dehydrated but that may have been a factor. I didn't get quite as overheated as the other day but I think I knew it was coming so I just slowed down earlier to prevent it.

Most interesting of all was the reaction I got from the cars passing by. Nearly all of them would wave or give me plenty of room as they passed. Nearly the complete opposite of how my bike ride went. Really starting to understand why cyclists have an attitude to those driving cars. Bunch of wankers.


On a side note, I saw an extraordinary number of StrawBEERita cans. Based on the numbers I saw, the area drinkers prefer the strawberry flavor over the regular margarita flavor four to one.

Photos:
Some of the pretty flowers on the route.

 First floor is nearly done.

StrawBEERita!

Weather:
Temps were about 80F to 85F. Humidity was moderate to high. Sun was out in full. Light and cool breeze.

Fluids and Fuel:
Breakfast was yogurt and iced coffee. Lunch was a bacon cheeseburger, fries, and iced tea. Had half a Coke on the ride home. During the run I had a bottle of Hammer Fizz and a bottle of plain water. Should have used ice in both of them.

Aches and Pains:
Nothing really hurt but I felt stiff and sore in the legs. Felt a little like concrete shoes but not quite.

Gear:
No special gear but I ran shirtless.

Experiment:
Wore my phone in STRETCH and it worked fine. Carried my knife in my shorts and had no issues.

Splits:
Outbound - 33:16
Inbound - 33:03
Finish - 1:06:20

Transition - 10:09

Bike
The ride was much easier than the run. Going fast helped cool me down. It also gave me a bit of a break and I could rehydrate and get back to a more balanced feeling. Still felt sluggish but did my best to stay steady and just ride.


Tried to do the planned 95 rpm but could only max out around 80 rpm. Even going down hill in a low gear it was hard to go much higher than that.

Vine:



Weather:
Temps were about 80F to 85F. Humidity was moderate to high. Sun was out in full. Light and cool breeze.

Fluids and Fuel:
During the ride I had a bottle of Hammer Fizz and a bottle of plain water. Finished all of the Fizz but only half of the water. Recovery was some yard work followed by a dinner of sushi (California style with brown rice) and rice.

Aches and Pains:
Nothing really hurt until the last 20 minutes or so when my left hip started to flare up for some reason. Outside of that, things felt fine, just tired.

Gear:
No special gear.

Experiment:
Carried my phone and my knife in my jersey and had no issues.

Splits:
Finish - 1:00:42