My stomach feels like I have been eating rocks for the past two days.

I got a call from my physician's secretary and she wants to see me next Monday to discuss results of the pelvic ultrasound I had two weeks ago. We will discuss the heart and lungs issues as well and I will request to have an ECG, pulmonary perfusion/ventilation tests, a chest x-ray and an abdominal ultrasound done.

Had a recovery drainer ride this evening and have a 2hr steady state MAP ride on the drainer on tap tomorrow after work.  Yup, I am on call this week. 

 Not so steady Z2 ride this morning. I had to contend with lots of crosswinds, especially on the way back.  I had planned to head north on Dixie but the winds were worse!  I am not fond of riding on Queen St but I did it all the way to Kipling Ave in Woodbridge and back.  Queen St is usually a very busy road to ride on and I would not have done it passed 9 AM for sure.

That quick run sure didn't feel great at the beginning but I managed to get faster a couple of minutes into it and kept it like that throughout.

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Ok... Rocket fuel is ready (3 scoops of raspberry GU2O mixed with 24oz water and 2 Just Plain GU gels) and I have two packages of GU Chomps (16 pieces) in a snack size zipploc bag.  I am not putting the rear bottle cages on the bike as there will be a bottle exchange station that we'll pass twice but I will have a 24 oz bottle of water in my frame bottle cage.  I am also carrying two GU gels and a Triple Threat Power Bar cut in pieces for my back up plan in case the Chomps and Rocket Fuel cause some GI issues.  Sooooo... the plan is to fuel as follows:


a) Breakfast at 4:00 AM (whole grains Pita Break, natural PB, fresh blueberries, vanilla yogurt and green tea; munching on cherries on the way to Peterborough).
b) Sip on the remaining 4oz of Rocket Fuel one hour before the race.
c) One gel 15 minutes before the swim, with water.
d) Finish the aerobottle with Rocket Fuel before the first station at the rate of 3 ounces every 20 minutes, beginning after 15 minutes on the bike so to adjust to new position.   Eat Chomps (4 at a time, got 16 of them) or pieces of Power Bar with water if needed.
e) Fill aerobottle with water at first bottle exchange station.
f) Continue on Chomps or Power Bar pieces every 20 minutes with water; have a gel if needed.
g) Fill aerobottle with water at second bottle exchange station and continue fueling.

Sounds like a good plan to me!

Rest day!

Have to go to the Running Room during lunch time to get some nutrition stuff for my race.  I also have to go to a bike mechanic as the little screw that sits on top of my front brake caliper is MIA.
 
I am in a wonderful mood today! :)

We got lucky again for the OWS tonight, yay! It rain just a tad but stopped shortly after we got into the water.  It was fun and I did better than last week!  I am confident about Sunday's swim.

Time to toss the Garmin 301 in the garbage and get a Timex with GPS.  Garmin does not do a great job in terms of HR accuracy whereas my Timex HRM does.

I thought of doing a solo ride outside today but I am tired from my run so that means I will do that MAP (maximum aerobic power) ride on the drainer tomorrow morning as scheduled since the weather dude is calling for f'n rain again.  I hope there won't be thunderstorms early evening though, I really want to get that open water swim in before Sunday's race.