5am

Feels like there’s no one else in the world awake right now. Except Simon’s friends on skype. But they live either in exotic places like Europe or Africa so technically they should be up. Me? I shouldn’t be!

Barely got any sleep. Stomach hurts. Dog is following me around, wagging her tail all happy like it’s 9 in the morning. but it’s only 5. 5 am! Who gave her the happy pill?!? argh. This is what it is going to take. It’s going to take sleepless nights (hopefully not too many, or I’ll be in trouble). It’s going to take dark, 5am wake up calls. Feeling guilty for not walking your dog at 5am and letting her pee on the wee wee pad (yes, there is such a thing....) Tip toeing around so I don’t wake up Simon. Trying to eat one slice of toast so I don’t bonk after my brick workout. Just eat it. My stomach is saying no thanks... still sleeping. Just EAT IT! ok, got it boss.

I don’t think I should watch Ironman Kona before I go to bed. Had too many weird dreams. Yes, I dvr’d about 3 Kona Ironmans while we were on vacation and I’ve been watching them. Studying them to be exact. Just add that to my “stalker” category. Well, watching something as emotional as an Ironman should NOT be done before bed. Repeat after me: No Ironman watching before sleepy time, k? And.....I got up to pee TWICE last night! Twice in a span of 5 hours.... wtf?? So no more watching triathlons before bed and no more drinking as if I’m competing in the Kona lava fields. Now, off to do my workout!!

**I actually had a really, really great workout. Felt strong on my bike, maybe a little too strong during one 6 mile loop, but come on... who doesn’t love a little friendly competition in Central park?!? I totally passed and kept up my pace to beat a dude on a fancy Cervelo tri bike. Take that Cervelo! love, Jamis. My 4 mile run afterward felt good too. Well, the first mile is always the hardest but overall I think I executed my plan pretty well. The plan was to do 2 easy and 2 hard. I wound up running negative splits for all 4! 9:19, 9:15, 8:52 and 8:44. Bam! See, I told you waking up at 5am isn’t SO bad :)