Yesterday's ride was fantastic. I'm so glad I had a chance to see the IM loop once before snow falls. I hope to see it once more when I get my new tri-bike. It was pretty crazy windy which made any fast flats along the Madison loop ridiculously slow and annoying. I really can't stand biking in wind. I think that may be worse than heat or rain for me. I have a year to find out which I hate more I suppose.

Today I'm heading to the club to swim for 30 minutes, stretch, do some ab work and some light upper body weights. I really need to stay focused on tapering the next 2 weeks for the Chicago Marathon! Tapering can be pretty difficult when you have Ironman OCD!