Coast Ride this Week!!

So it's 76 days to IM AZ and all seems well...I just completed a pretty big week of training in the 100+ degree weather here, and it looks like cooler weather is heading our way...awesome!!!!   It seems like lately it really doesn't matter what the workout is; I just put on my goggles, helmet, or shoes and hit the workout...the distances don't phase me at this point anymore...it could be a 4500 yard swim, 100 mile bike, or 2.5 hour run, I just get it done and move on, eating and drinking as much as I can along the way.  I have kind of figured that I have put a lot into this race already, and now it's GO time to make it all pay off...I approach it like it's kind of a second job and go about my business, knowing that the more I focus on getting more efficient, better fueled, and just raise my ability to go further faster and longer, the bigger a celebration November 21 will be...I have put "just a little bit" of pressure on myself ;))  Regardless, I daydream about the finish, seeing everyone there who has supported me along the way, and being able to turn my body "off" once I cross the line--for the first time in recent memory, that will be one of the rewards I receive at about 5 pm on that Sunday before Thanksgiving!

So back to reality of what's going on today!  I am heading to ride the coast from SF to Santa Barbara this coming Thursday to Saturday...a map of each days ride is here:Mill Valley to Marina...Marina to Morro Bay...Morro Bay to Santa Barbara.  So we are right at 400 miles in 3 days, including a run after the first two days to do more IM prepping...I am thinking I'll get a huge boost doing this as the temps will be 40 degrees cooler and the miles will make this the biggest build week yet--another awesome!!!   They'll be 9 of us riding, including about 6 of the guys and gals that I trained with in Tucson back in March...it should be a blast!

The unfortunate side of the ride will be that Chris will not be riding with us...he pulled a me, breaking his clavicle at the Escape from Alcatraz (there are 3 of these now!).  He had a marshall motorcycle in front of him, and while he was descending a hill going about 40 mph, the motorcycle wasn't going fast enough, so he had to brake hard, then hit a pothole, and went down hard...check out this link to see the damage:  Chris Hauth Bike Crash...OUCH!!  Luckily, no surgery for him as it stayed pretty much together, with 2 clean breaks.

While in the Bay Area I'll get to see the family...only for a day, but I'll take anything I can get!  Oh, and if I'm not busy enough already, I have my 20 year high school reunion to hit up on saturday night if we get back into town at a decent hour....I may catch just a bit of it, but it would be good to see a few of my old friends from back in the day!

I'll try to take some pics along the ride...maybe I'll find myself in one or two for once!!!