4 days

What a break from going into the office? It was definitely nice not having to get up at 4:30 in the morning the last 4 days. I've even stayed up past 9 a couple of nights. Woohoo!! I've been trying to eat just enough but not too much so I don't end up 5 lbs overweight on Monday. The weather has been dry but frickin cold.

During the run this morning, there were numerous little ponds with ice in them. The last two morning rides have been a challenge just to keep warm. The only good thing about cold frigid mornings is getting into the pool seems actually warm.

As for the pool, I took a day off from swimming today. My arms were beat yesterday so I figured a break isn't going to hurt. I'm really getting the rhythm with my stroke to clock off just under 2 minutes for the 100 without much effort. I've been working on getting low 1:50s with pushing myself. I swam just over 24 minutes on Friday for 1200 yards and then went out into the elements to battle 20 mph headwinds for 55 miles on the bike.

I caught up with some DVD viewing during this little break. I finished the final season of the Sopranos and at least some of the episodes got back to the roots. It was 10 times better than the first part of season 6 where I kept fast-forwarding through spots that were just boring. The ending was weird but I guess it leaves the door open for a movie or something else.

I kept trying to for myself to watch Heroes on DVR but no luck. I have 6 episodes on DVR but the first 4 episodes of the season were so bad I just can't get myself to watch. There's nothing compelling about this season at all. It's just meandering with the same characters and a few news ones that really don't have help. Ugh...it was so good last year but man it sucks right now.

Well my legs are trashed so we'll see how tomorrow's workouts go. On Tuesday, I'm getting a professional bike fit. I'm excited to see how that works out plus I'm flying to Phoenix on Tuesday night for a business day trip. It will just be a little hiccup in my workouts.

It's almost December and the official Ironman workouts for me begin starting in January...I'm getting nervous and I still have over 9 months.