mytrilife

Too hot. Too cold. Just right....

I was trying to think of a clever title, and the Goldilocks reference just popped in my head. I'll explain...

Thursday was the final 20km Tribe bike TT of the season, as it was the last week with enough daylight. With the switch off daylight savings this weekend, the sun goes down about 6:30 now. As it turned out.. Thursday was also the hottest day of the week, with temps in the low 30's. Late, low cloud cover held in the moisture to make it hot and muggy at the start time of 6:15. I managed to hitch a ride up to Woodside this time, instead of riding. I was hoping some fresh legs would help knock out a solid time. Well... it was just too hot. Despite giving it all, and feeling the fittest since I arrived in Adelaide.... a 31:04 was the best I could do.

The hot weather was followed by a change the next day, which brought in cool weather and rain. Adelaide received a much needed 10mm on Friday, but less than what was forecast. In a drought.. rain is the most welcome weather. I spent Friday helping a temporary roommate move into our spare room. Our friend here was given the boot by her landlord, as he sold the house she was living in. With accommodation very difficult to find, and us looking to save a few dollars, we offered her the spare bedroom for a couple of weeks while she finds a place to live.

Saturday I took it easy.. I haven't been training much in the last couple of weeks, giving my body some rest before I dive into the Canadian tri season. I also wanted to be ready for the 4k Captains Cup swim Sunday morning. Saturday night, the temperature dropped to the lowest value since my arrival in Adelaide.. 11C. It was downright cold.

Upon waking on Sunday, both Heather and I thought, NO WAY were we going to swim in open water without a wetsuit in this! We biked to the beach anyways, where I decided to change my entry from the 4k to the 2k swim, and at least try. The water temperature was maybe 19C and a cold easterly wind chilled to the bone. About 1200m into the race, I knew I was done, I swam directly to shore and ended it. With less than 5% body fat, I just can't handle the cold. I should have just brought the wetsuit. My teeth wouldn't stop chattering for about 25mins after I got out. I had to admire the 4k swimmers, some of them looked blue as they exited.

Today, the temperature is "just right". A sunny warm day in the high 20's, perfect for a ride in the hills, and then a run session at the track.

posted by Greg @ 3/25/2007