It's friggin' freeeezing out there !!

I should have been more disciplined today but I wasn't. After a late breakfast, I had told myself that I would go out and do a super long cycle to make up for lost cycling on the weekend. Then I started picking stuff up in the house and tidying up, you know what I mean - PROCRASTINATING. Of course there were a few calls to take care of too, and then replying to some e-mail.

It didn't help that every time I checked the temperature from Environment Canada it said only 7 or 8 C. Winds gusting to 35-40km/h. I looked outside my window and watched the tree branches bending from the wind and told myself BRRRRRR.

I wanted to wimp out but my friend M. said to me on the phone, "Isn't there some mental aspect to training outside in the wind and cold when it's real tough?" She was right. I stepped outside and told myself, "I should get some fresh air, " but then promptly reverted back to thinking about hoisting my bike on my trainer and watching a good flick or two in the warmth and comfort of my own home. Then I heard that little voice in my head, "But it's so much more fun to cycle outside and it's finally not raining. You had worse conditions at the triathlon and you survived." Argh.

So I got dressed warmly and out the door I went for a 2h+ ride out in the horrible cold and wind. I thought it was going to downpour suddenly a few times what with how the wind kicked up. I almost regretted my decision to cycle outside when I hit the headwind by the water on the North Shore. It seemed to go on forever, but at least I was on my way back. My knees started hurting from the cold and extra effort to pedal, though I was spinning quite quickly. My feet were already frozen 15 minutes into my ride.

So I'm very happy to have gotten outside today for my ride. Thank you M. 53k done. Wish I could have done more, but today's conditions were nasty and I came home almost a popsicle.

I wanted to go swimming tonight, but it being a holiday (Happy Victoria Day everyone!), the neighbourhood pools were closed and the nearby YMCA pool had "water problems". Drat!