Last major workout!!

It felt really weird to go on this ride/run without my #1 training partner!  And dad was off doing an olympic triathlon so he wasn't available either.  Instead, my #1 husband and super support man went with me.  It also felt weird that we were leaving our children with my sister (and her in-laws!) who was injured!

After seeing the hills on the race course I knew this last big ride had to include a bunch of hills.  And it did not disappoint!  Fifty-nine miles of some major hills in mid-missouri.  I felt great the whole time.  Of course, your rear is going to feel sore after that long of a ride- and my legs were tired but overall I felt really great- and positive- and confident (that is the key word for me right now).  I ended it with a hilly 2 mile run.  As I ran past Heather's house (just 1/3 mile down for ours) they had all the kids down at the end of the driveway with cow bells & cheers!

I was worried about the heat (upper 80's- hit 89 before we finished).  We hadn't trained in hardly any sort of heat and with that tough of a ride I wasn't sure how I'd feel.  It was tough to eat solid food on the bike- I preferred to get my calories through my water bottle.  I will make it a point to eat more during the race.  Thankfully my parents house was 35 miles into the ride.  I finished my sandwich, chugged a bunch of OJ and filled up our water bottles.

The day was a big confidence builder for me.  I haven't felt confident about the race yet.  So, it was a big milestone for me!  And I got done feeling elated that it was our last BIG workout before the race.  Plus, it was a fun date day with my hubs!  Thanks Heather for taking the kids and supporting me through it all!

Heidi