What I learned today ...

Distance 43.0
Moving Time 3:45:10
Elevation 4,780ft
Avg Speed 11.5mi/h
Max Speed 36.7mi/h
Heart Rate Avg 127bpm Max 161bpm
Calories 1,634
Temperature 54

So today was 2 degrees warmer. I rode with Mark Tidyman and I learned that one should never ride two days in a row after doing something one has never done or hasn't done in quite some time.

After eating and being not-so-active Christmas Eve and Christmas, I decided to run on the treadmill for one hour. I felt good on Friday after the cardio workout making myself believe a I had just burned away all the calories consumed the two consecutive days before. So on Saturday's ride towards the end, I hit a wall and couldn't ride as fast as I had done earlier in the day - even with eating and hydrating. Mr. Art, that's because of what you had done Friday. I thought nothing of it and felt I would have no problems with my Sunday ride with Mark.

I met Mark at the entrance of Lake Temescal with tons of energy, until we headed towards Tunnel Road. My legs all of a sudden felt like jello, but I continued and let Mark know that I most likely would not be able to keep up with him. I was right. At one point during our ride, I thought to myself, could I really take another 7 days of riding for 545 miles. Of course I could and will because I'm not going to over train or do something my body doesn't agree with like running for an hour one day followed with back-to-back cycling -- so, that's what I learned.

And, I continued to cycle with Mark way ahead in the distance ... time for rest.