Days off are good.

After my long run last Sunday, I was feeling beat up. I was tired, and I had pain in my foot. I couldn't wait for Friday.

Friday is my day of rest. No training on Fridays. That is the rule.

Last night was our Xmas party at work. This usually means lots of drinking. A few pint of Guinness, some chocolate covered fruit, a shifter of Bushmills 16 year whisky, and an odd shot that Addie made up for the house. For the most part the party remained tame.

I saw my friend Sean Patton. Sean has done Kona at least 4 times, and won the Cleveland Triathlon a number of times. Sean was one of the reasons I paid attention to the sport, but he had started to focus on marathon the past few years. Last night he said he was coming back to multisport. Welcome back.

This morning I work up and rode my bike to the pool. 3000 yards. That is a long swim for me. It went well. I used Jens(Collister) advice and broke the swim down into smaller pieces. Very good advice, Thanks. I also ran into new pool friend and Sr. CTC member Steve Hamilton. Steve is in his seventies and been doing triathlon for 20 yrs. A week after Ironman UK, Steve will be Starting his first IM in Louisville KY. Amazing!

I rode home intending to switch bikes and spend the day on the roads. After fighting the wind I decided to Watch "What it Takes" again and sit on the trainer.

After the movie I went into T2 and headed for the cemetery to run a few miles of hills.

As I cruised up Hampshire to finish the run I felt light and fast. I wasn't really very tired. I felt good. The foot felt good. The rest did me good.

By the way....Beta Blogger is annoying....I lost a really good post on Wednesday.