RT day #460

Dropped in briefly to see what mags were on sale at Borders.
The security guard hassled me again about locking the bike in the front.
I started arguing with him and then just moved it off to the side of 33rd.
He's just like the guys who are at my building -- he's not your friend. He might see you every day and smile as he greets you, but he doesn't remember you nor care about you.
I busted his balls for a few minutes and left it there. Next time I won't let it go that long.
There's nothing revelatory at Borders. Some cool periodicals about biking and competing but nothing I don't already have under some other cover. I read a pretty intense MH article this morning about knowing your max limit and if it really exists and thankfully one of the examples they used was an Ironman triathlete and one piece of advice they impart is to make it a long-term goal. So I am already on the right path and if this triathlon goes well I will do more than one in the next year and try to eventually gear up for a real Ironman one. That would be a new life goal that I have total control over. I've got 2 weeks left. Last nite I hit the gym pretty hard for upper body and even though I have lost some zip on my bench press (8r- 185/ 12r & 10r - 165) I did well and I think I'm down to the 154 lb range (I was 156 with my shoes on and a full stomach).
Won't run today -- will run when I get home. I want to be able to make the 520 and I've realized that my ride times are slipping. I'm not pushing too hard, partially because I don't want the chain to come off, and b/c I'm taking a safer route around the bus depot, and also because I'm getting cocky so today I will make it a point to be smart and fast.
A run tonite will mean 4x on the week. That's pretty solid and maybe I can do the Boardwalk again. At least I know it will be cooler than Sunday morn was.
Knowing that Smithers will be out Mon-Tues is a nice thought -- I hope he tries skydiving and alligator hunting this weekend.
I've got a fun weekend ahead of me and I'm looking forward to it.

Thank you for reading.

Playlist:
Pearl Jam: "The Fixer"
The Answer: "Piece By Piece"
Ozzy: "Life Won't Wait" "Scream"
Foo: "Rope" "Matter of Time"