It was a good week of training last week with a great break through in the swim and a strong run and bike this past weekend. 

The end of the week brought cold tempeatures and snow.  The forecast was for more cold and snow on Saturday so I moved my long run to Saturday.  The day ended up being more or less dry but cool but I had a good solid long run.  I did a 2 hour run which covered 16 miles (7:31/mile pace).  The best part of the run was my legs really never got that fatigued feeling and I actually ran a few seconds faster per mile the second half of the run.  All in all a good showing 12 weeks out from IMCDA. 

I had switched things around based on the forecast and the fact that Sunday was supposed to be warming up and drying out.  Sunday morning was downright cold with temps in the low 30's and there had been snow overnight in the foothills.  I waited a little later in the day to head out on my ride and changed my ride route away from the foothills due to the wet and snowy roads.  It was a flatter ride so I was working to keep my cadence high for the entire ride. 

Things were going great as I came around the north end of Lake Washington I was headed towards my option point of heading home to finish up my workout on the trainer or continuing on around Lake Sammamish.  I opted for the extended route as I was feeling good and warm despite the tempeature just above 40 degrees.  As I made the turn back north at the south end of the lake I could see the dark wall of weather headed across the lake from the north.  A few minutes later mother nature opened a can of whoop-ass on me.  A blustery monsoon of freezing rain and hail and what felt like a 5 degree tempeature drop.  Needless to say I was soaked within minutes and no longer warm. 

I arrived at home 40 minutes later freezing and ready for a hot shower but first I had to squeeze the water out of my gloves and socks and dump the water out of my bike shoes.  It was a good ride all in all, 4:30 for 76 miles with an average cadence of 94 rpm.

March goes roaring out like a lion.  The next week is supposed be back to more typical temps in the mid 50's which will feel tropical at this point.