First Burn.

In an effort to work on riding more outside I hit the lakefront path yesterday to ride for a bit while dodging dogs, small children, tourists, roller bladers and idiots on their cell phones who refused to pay attention. Needless to say, it kept my bike handling on my toes. The new adamo saddle works WONDERS. It is seriously crazy comfortable. I worked on getting comfortable in aero position again (but need to make a few minor saddle adjustments for aero position) and my general bike balance. In the past, I've pretty much had a death grip on my bike, rarely taking a hand off the hoods.

At any rate, in light of yesterday's outdoor ride, I celebrated the beautiful weather by foregoing the use of any sunscreen. And so now, yours truly is rockin' a truly awesome farmer's tan.

Hot.

Last Friday night, I can say with utmost confidence that we found the most peaceful place in all of Chicago...the rooftop pool at the East Bank Club. We were invited as guests by our dear friend Jill, and I was able to crank out a comfortable 2500 yards as the sun set over the skyline. While there was a chill in the air, the pool was inviting and it made me wish we could be members there. But never fear, my friends. Tomorrow starts a new day where we'll be swimming with the big fish. Let's just hope I'm able to wake up that insanely early!

Week 4 of IMAZ Training
Swim - 5000 yds
Bike Trainer - 1:44:16
Outdoor Biking - 32.5 miles
Run - 12.8 miles
Strength - 48mins
Total - 10:09

April Roundup
Swim - 11,450 yds
Bike Trainer - 8:34:33 (good grief that's a long time!)
Biked Outdoors - 25.5 miles
Run - 34.3 miles
Strength - 3h19m