Bad Omen

So it's pouring rain today, the day my new bike is supposed to get here. I was hoping to take it outside for a ride today and tomorrow morning to see if I should race it on the 18th. Oh great, I'll put it on the trainer and dial it in. I'll see if it clears up enough to take outside although I really don't want its first ride to be on wet roads.

Another bummer is I have this weird pain on the top of my left foot. Its been a nagging thing for the last couple of weeks but during yesterday's long tempo run it really flared up. I have no idea what's causing or what it is. I think it might have to do with how I push off the wall during swimming but I'm just not sure. I'm going to take some time off from running to let it rest as running really aggravates it. I'm going to ice it tonight as well and see if I can knock it totally out. I decided to totally change the push from the wall in the pool today as well.

The good thing is I'm feeling a little stronger in the water today. I think the new tweaks to the stroke technique has sped me up a little. I just need to get comfortable doing "that" stroke at a faster rate because it's so hard during swimming to stay focused on all the little bits of it.

I'll make sure to take all kinds of pictures of the new bike when it arrives. I have to go unlock the outside door to the stairwell so the UPS guy can get in and deliver it. This is the weird thing about my condo is there's an exterior door which is locked. It keeps the condo safer but it's a bummer for deliveries obviously. I do get the benefit of working at home so I have a chance to work around it.

9 more days...