The first long day

Day 33 of IM training found 4 of us stumbling out of bed and heading out to PCH, where we would be riding up towards Seal Beach, as the schedule called for a 4 hour ride, followed by a 1/2 hr run. Most of it would be done in the aero position as well (think bending your body forward like a boomerang and hanging on for dear life....you get the idea). I'd love to say there was some magical adventure, or exciting events during the workout, but really, it was a gorgeous 2 hour ride up and back, riding along the Pacific Ocean, and the run wasn't terrible either.

At this point, anyone reading this is going "Ok, this story sucks...get to the point".

The point to this is when you train for triathlon, you have a half hour "window" after the culmination of workout to eat and replenish some of the calories you've burned off, otherwise your body crashes somewhat and takes up to 48 hours to replenish the intial stores. The longer the workout, the more pronounced the "crashing" effect when you don't eat. It's like being drunk, or tired beyond comprehension to the point where you babble nonsense and drop things for no reason.

Guess who forgot to eat within that window? ::raises hand::

And because I forgot to do such a basic thing, we're going to keep playing the guessing game.

Guess who had a work phone call that day, and told his boss the current project was ".....BS...a trained monkey could do it but wanted more money..."? ::raises hand::

Guess who fell asleep at 4 pm and missed 3 school functions (and pissed off his advisor)? ::raises hand::

Guess who told his mother on the phone "There are two things big about me, my expected salary and my penis size." ::raises hand::

Guess who put his bookbag in the refrigerator? ::raises hand::

Guess who washed an extension cord along with his comforter? ::raises hand::


They really should warn you about this stuff in the Triathlon training manual, rather then just simply stating " Failure to eat in a timely manner may prompt the body to shut down and require 48 hours to return to normal". I'm pretty sure my mom still wants to kill me for that comment.