Bike Rides, Lake Swims, & TV

It is too HOT to THINK! If I ever wonder why I escape Florida any chance I get, I should be referred back to this blog post...it's like an inescapable sauna here! My sweat pores are on over-drive, my water consumption is at a maximum, and I'm going through bottles of sunscreen like candy! Do you get the point?
But, even as I sit here glistening, not one, but TWO cold fronts are on there way south...estimated arrival: tomorrow evening! Just in time to send me off to Alabama.
So far, I have not let the temperatures get the best of me. I have remained true to my training schedule and gotten out there and done what I was told. Today, that meant a 1h 45m bike ride with some intervals. I took the weather as a challenge, loaded up with some 45 SPF and lots of water bottles, and braved the best the mid-day sun could throw at me.
With one task accomplished, it was time for lunch. Never have cold items from the refrigerator tasted so good...crunchy grapes, cool yogurt, frozen cookies (yes, they are good right out of the freezer:). Fortunately, digestion still takes place inside, even when your outsides are HOT.
I couldn't let anything stop me, my training day wasn't over. I headed to the lake with my Mom for another mid-day session in the heat. This time I was looking forward to open-water swimming in the cool waters of Lake Winnemissett. It was very reminiscent of my days as an open-water specialist...me in the water, swimming back and forth across miles of lake. Mom in the kayak...alongside for protection from boats, gators, lake monsters and for carrying my water bottle. The only difference today was that after two lake crossings, I exited the water, changed into my bikini and took a nap on the dock. (Lets just say that four years ago, there would have been at least four more lake crossings before exiting the water was even an option:).
As hinted above, in the title, my day ended with a little time spent in front of the TV. Even as relaxing as that sounds, it still involved having the ceiling fan on high and I tended to stick to the leather couch if I stayed in one position for too long!