Prep for 4h30min plus workout day photos... latenight, late start oh well whaddayagonnado?

Barry and I watching some new (to us) series and re-watching some favorites... besides sports, news, shows like doc zone and the nature of things, we don't watch much tv. 

Friday night we watched 2 episodes of Game of Thrones - Season 3... I loved all the books and I'm impressed with the casting, writing, acting = overall production of the mini series.

Last night over supper we re-watched an Episode of the Sopranos... then an episode of Wallander. It's a Swedish crime series based on a novel of the same name. Kenneth Branagh is the main character - detective. Won't go into it too much here but I highly recommend it. Each episode is a feature film length 90 min.  We started late and didn't turn in until 1amish... couldn't fall to sleep til after 2am soo I slept later than usual to recoup - woke up regular time but forced myself to stay put knowing I'd need my full strength for today's long workouts.

The calendar says it's the first Spring weekend and daylight savings happened weeks ago but it's still wintery here. We may get another White Juan on Wednesday too 40-50 cm of snow could fall within hours so say the weather experts. March is roaring out like a lion. 

Very beautiful morning on the lake though regardless...

view from kitchen window where I write these blog posts on my laptop... oh! the think with a snow-covered cap a scarf and red and green jacket is one of two cedars on either side of the staircase leading to the yard. Cedars are not native to this part of the world. A little winter wrapping prevents them going rusty and bald wear winds gust, etc

view from another kitchen window off our newly rebuilt front porch... that barnlike building is the garage wear I do all my bike & treadmill training. So, imagine moi especially weekday mornings at 5am in the dark dead of winter walking through the snow in my shorts, tank top with water bottles, etc with only boots and a winter jacket for protection = wake up call!

favourite breakfast this winter since discovering Only Oats - a gluten/wheat free oatmeal. I make it with cinnamon, prunes, raisins, goji berries, chia, banana and whatever berries we have - today strawberries and my favourite berry blackberries and I add applesauce and my favourite yoghurt that is lactose free and soo yummy especially the vanilla flavour.

Fuel for 4 hour 30 min in the garage (I'll need more if I opt for the recovery swim)...bottle on far left with pink rubberband is a 4 hour mixture of Hammer Perpeteum which is food not hydration really (still experimenting with it to make sure this much concentration will agree with my tummy) - I added a gel in case I need an extr jolt of n r g 3 hrs in...middle Epic bottle is plain water that I'll put in my aero-drink holder already on my bike. I have a sip of water after "eating" either HP or a gel. The 3 other bottles contain Ironman Perform which has electrolytes, sodium, etc. Should be enough 500ml/hr since I can adjust the temperature in the garage and have a fan.

ENOUGH PROCRASTINATION... TIME TO GET TO WORK... it's 10h34 ... if I move it I'll start around 11h00 and be done by 15h30... then decide if I will get to the pool... something tells me I won't due mostly to the time of day but you never know.