I am in the second reading of a fantasy series called A Song of Ice and Fire, written by George R R Martin. It's not so much fantasy as it is a medieval story with a bit of magic mixed in, but it is an exceptional piece of writing. A few weeks ago I was pleasantly surprised to learn that it was made into an HBO miniseries. It is now into it's fourth season and although we don't get that channel I also discovered that you can buy it on DVD. I purchased the first season and it's been a lifesaver. While I'm not much of a TV or movie guy, today I watched 4 episodes while riding my bike. If you can stand a bit of gratuitous gore it is well worth watching.
I was tired right from the get-go this morning and without the distraction I don't know how I would have survived the 3:45. I can't do this for my short intense rides because I need to focus, but for the long ones it makes it bearable. And despite being tired I was happy with my ride. I was still a bit whipped from the brisk little 26 kms I ran on a cold windy day in Windsor on Saturday. I ended up doing 3:15 at 163 watts, plus my warmup and cool down
So longer swim and weights tomorrow, then tempo ride Wednesday, and then only swimming for the rest of the week. That's probably not enough rest to get me completely recovered for the Sunday marathon but so be it. It's only 42.2 kms!
Love
Peter
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