Well, this could be the last post for some time as Hurricane Sandy is looking to make a direct hit on Southeast Pennsylvania very soon. It has been cloudy all day, but hasn’t really rained that much yet. I was able to head out for a short this afternoon which could be it for a few days anyway. I am still having some IT Band discomfort, so any additional rest is a benefit at this point. The D&L Marathon is on deck next Sunday so we shall see how that goes. I have a feeling I will push it through just to complete it, but not looking to break any records.
It appears that Garmin made a few changes to their Garmin Connect site this week. One of which is that you can connect to other users on the site. Looks like everyone is jumping on the Strava social bandwagon. They also tidied up there menus a bit which had been a little tough to navigate. One thing I like is the profile page which gives you a dashboard of your training and info. The Last 12 months graph is cool as you can see the cyclic nature of your training. I wish they would let you choose total duration(volume) or distance for the y-axis though. It also displays your PR’s for some common distances for running and cycling. It would be nice if they let you define those or let you add some custom ones too.
The 2013 Ironman Miami 70.3 was today and looks like they had great conditions. The water temp was even below 76 deg F so it was wetsuit legal. Last year it was so damp and pouring down rain we were freezing our asses off waiting to start the race. The water was piss warm though so no wetsuits. Would have been nice before the race, but could have been rough for swim since the water was like a warm bath. Felt so good jumping off that dock.
Last night we headed over to our favorite vegan buffet, The Honey Underground, for the Halloween Garlic Party. It was so good. Everything was loaded with garlic even the coffee, apple cider and cheesecake(made with tofu). They were also surprisingly good as well. I am paying for it today though. My mouth feels like I have a garlic bulb in it. I am sure I wreak of garlic too. That should ward off any ills that may choose to threaten me. They also had a prize for best costume, so I donned the mullet wig and bubba teeth for our little outing. I was pretty sure I had it wrapped up, since no one else was dressed up. That was until we were about to leave and this couple came in with some scary looking outfits, which I just assumed they would take the prize. We headed out after that.
I headed over to the Giant grocery store after my run today to stock up before the hurricane hits. What a zoo that was. I loaded up on several cans of brown rice and lentils and some rice & beans for the week. They should provide me some good food on the camp stove if needed. Should be exciting…see you on the flip side!
