I took a chocolate PowerBar energy gel about 5km into the bike ride. This one was very similar to the Gu – it was easy to eat, but the taste wasn’t as good as the Clif Shot. I felt alot more energetic after taking it, and powered through 12.71km.
I even stuck to my race pace of 27km/h! (The average speed dropped a little bit because I wheeled my bike a bit after riding.)
After quickly locking up my bike, changing my shoes and blowing my nose, I was ready to run.
Running right after biking was the weirdest feeling ever – for the first few minutes it felt like I didn’t even have legs! I took off at a speedy 8:30min/mi pace (!!), probably because I was used to pedalling faster, and slowed down a lot once my lungs began feeling it.
I tried to keep going even when I was moving uphill, but I had to take a few walking breaks, and ended up finishing 2mi in 20:43.
All in all, I think this was a good brick to end with, and I feel a lot more prepared for the race now that I’ve experienced the jelly legs. I’m planning on doing an easy 5km run tomorrow, and then an easy yoga class on Thursday just to stretch everything out really good, and then no more training until the race on Saturday. Unless you count eating carbs as training 
Usually I crave sweet breakfasts, but today all I wanted was an egg + cheese sandwich from Tim Hortons, so that’s what I got. It was so good!
With a banana + mugicha. I’m bringing back the barley tea for the summer!
I quickly chowed down on my breakfast before my bio midterm, which went alright… I hope. Unfortunately, the work never ends for us so I headed to a study room to begin prepping for the next midterm.
While I procrastinated studied, I had a green lettuce salad with baby cucumber, tomato, havarti cheese and TJ’s goddess dressing.
And a wheat thin with Naturally Nutty vanilla AB (best ever!).
[insert more work and me passing out in class... thanks Jess 
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I’m not sure why I’m so exhausted today – maybe my bike + run this morning? I feel like I got hit by a ton of bricks and I’m more than ready for bedtime. After my unexpected class nap, I was ready for dinner, which was more like breakfast #2 to make up for my savoury breakfast earlier.
I had some honey greek yogurt + blueberries with Barbara’s shredded oats cereal.
And some TJ’s dark chocolate edamame to munch on.
Only 3 more hours of class, and then it’s straight to bed!
zzzzzz
Happy hump day!
