Rode macomb with Handsome John, but not before I backed right into my girlfriends car whipping out of my own drive way. :(  The irony is that she was there to pick up Brian for Drivers Ed.  We had postponed the ride due to rain, and I was late for our second meet time.  Sigh.  Sometimes  I get so frustrated being me.  Sigh.

So we end up riding about 25 and he flats.  It took for ever to get it fixed (plus 3 tubes and co2s) and then the rains come.  We are riding harder trying to get back to the cars and he flats again.  Stop, add co2, roll, repeat.  He was riding 404's and I offered to go get his truck.  Got stuck in a HUGE downpour the last 2 miles to the car.  Sigh.  At least I didn't get the hail he got waiting for me!  First epic nasty ride of 2012 in the books.  I was supposed to ride 3hours, but, yeah.  I cut it short.  I was to swim as well, but I figured, the rain counted as a dual wo, and we got back to my car past 2 pm. Lol.

Ran the Martian Half mary as a training run with Tyla and Chrysta (unexpectedly) ...lots of friends and teammates out there!  Saw Bt'r Sushi, Infinate folks Paul and Kelli, the good looking Ward brother Tim (lol),YPOM runner Dave, my first ever friends in triathlon Laura and Chris (that was a most welcome surprise) and of course Ranger, Nell, Dave Sr., Steve, Loren, and lots of other FB kids. Rained afterwards and got pretty cold...Steve got an award, but it took some walking around in the rain to figure it out, and then back to the car.  I was chilled to the bone! 

Felt pretty good running, form was good, but my tummy was a bit off (get a mild gas pain/discomfort) did water and gatorade at aid stations, took 2 gus' later in the run, mile 9 and 11 maybe?  HR was elevated quite a bit at the end (again).  No real itb issues and the road was pretty cambered. 

Went to the lab due to rain.  Road ar for almost the whole time, with a little endurance in there.  Legs felt much better for the spinning.  Got cleaned up, took a little lay down and then went out to a club to celebrate our neighbors 50th.  Danced and wore high heels (wedge) and my calf sleeves under my jeans. ;) Nobody was the wiser.

interupted short sleep, but swim was FUN! Brought all my stuff and a banana so I could run post swim.  Ran at Paint Creek.  Legs were a tad heavy, but I was good to go PMP at mile 2.  Felt really good through out this run.  No itb issues, drank water or gatorade every mile (no gu this run) and form was good throughout.  HR drifted to tempo in the last miles of pace...how to do 19 more at that pace/hr has me a tad worried.  I've got 6 weeks to grab fitness.  Fingers crossed!

so pissed at myself.  Didn't get my track work in (was going to run later at the gym, had to help the boy cook 3 dishes for a class, and had made a promise for the evening to my sis...) pissed away the day on the computer feeling lathargic after swim.  Damn it.  Thought I had a walk tomorrow and could run today or tomorrow instead, but no...I've got 10 miles and was advised to forgo the speed work.  Damn it.  :-( 

Ride and yoga later. 

Weird ride...we could chat through the whole thing...not the norm.  ;)

Ate sugar like a crazy woman, then followed it up with tortilla chips last night.  Can you say pms?  Gahhhh! 

Swim was awesome.  I felt good in the water and felt like maybe, just maybe I haven't lost allllll my swim fitness.   I'm swimming with the group for sure.  It wasn't *that* hard getting up today.  :)  In a couple weeks, I may not be able to say that, but for now, being with the group and pushing a bit is worth it!   

Very interupted sleep with the yucky sweats last night. :(  Boo to that!

*legs were pretty crispy tonight.  Did ok for the threshold bits, but my ac is usually 305 plus, and um, no.  That didn't really hold for most of the sets. I was in the zone, just not as strong as usual.  The acceleration at the end was killer...threshold and vo2 both seemed like ac...oy! :)  No swim again tonight, so it's to the pool at the butt crack of dawn for me.*