Went for a hard 20 mile ride both Saturday and Sunday... up some good grades... as close to race speed as I could manage, sometimes into a tough wind. Was frustrating during parts of it... but really good during others. It also gave me a chance to try out my new Oakley M Frames. I had been wearing C Wires (which I like the look of)... but needed something which wrapped around more to protect my eyes from wind blowing through the side. On a slight side note, I also just sent my A Wires in to get the lenses replaced from an awful scratch when I dropped them... damn that pissed me off.

Anyway... back to the point of the whole post. Last night after work I went running, and by the end of it I could really feel the burn... especially after the two hard rides. I wanted to stop and walk the rest... but suddenly I heard Apollo Creed in my head yelling... No Pain! No Pain! I kept running... into a strong head wind no less... No pain! No pain!

It was raining this morning... and might be raining after work tonight. I'm kind of hoping that it does because it will give me an excuse not to run tonight... because if the weather is at all decent I'll have to do something. At this point I need an excuse not to run.