Not in the Forecast

I should be getting all packed up for a 70 mile ride right now…but this was NOT in the forecast!

What the heck?  Yes, I realize that come time for Ironman Louisville, I will be riding rain or shine.  But I am  not willing to put myself through 70 miles of being soaked and worried about whether or not my bike is going to slip out from underneath me on a 3% downhill! 

I really should’ve taken a look at this elevation chart before signing up for this ride.  Was I crazy???  A 4% climb at the end.  Here’s Ironman Louisville’s elevation chart for comparison (Ironman Louisville is considered pretty hilly)…

Uh yeah…slight difference.  Today’s would-be ride makes the Ironman course look like a piece of cake. 

So, I think today I’m going to get a run in later after the storm passes (it’s currently raining and thundering as I write this).  And then tomorrow I’ll get a long ride in.  I’m heading over to www.mapmyride.com right now to map out a 70 miler so as to not cheat myself.  I guarantee it won’t have any 4% climbs though!