A.M. - 60 minute treadmill run. Leg is doing well:
5 minutes @ 9.5 mph, flat
25 mins @ 10.0, flat
20 mins @ 10.5, flat
10 mins @ 11.0 flat
P.M. - 50 mile bike ride along Wasatch Blvd to the top of Emigration Canyon and back. Originally, I had planned to go with my buddies, but they were going to leave a bit later than I wanted to and I had some family plans later in the day that I needed to get back for. I changed plans on them at the last minute and texted them and dared them to try and catch me. They, in turn, dared me to catch them on the way back. A couple of them had their wives with them and were going to be going slower than usual. Most of my ride was uneventful and I didn't think about our little text exchange again until about mile 43 while riding south on Wasatch when I rode up from behind them. We chatted for a minute and I sped off in a hurry to get home. Not two minutes later, my dang left crank came flying off! It was still attached to my shoe at the pedal and I'm lucky I didn't turf it. I had just picked-up my bike from the shop on Saturday after having a tune-up and drive-train cleaning and those guys must not have tightened it right when they were putting it back together. Needless to say, I had to stop and would have been up a creek (I'm an idiot and wasn't carrying tools). Fortunately, my friends weren't far behind and they had the necessary hex key I needed to put my bike back together. Lucky coincidence for me and thank goodness for good friends who were there when I needed them. | 