got the runs

Did one of my mini-biathlons today.  About 18 miles in the saddle and then ~4.5 miles running the trails.  I meant to do a longer, flatter run, but forgot and found myself climbing up the mtn before I knew it.  Unfortunately, this killed me in the heat so I had to keep the mileage down a bit.  

noon: 2000 meters in the pool.  8 100's, 6 100's, 2 300's.  Tiring!

pm: 6 miles on the road.  This may well be the most humid day I've ever felt.  Maybe Lincoln, NE was worse, but this is as close as I've seen.  I couldn't even breathe deeply because it felt like i was sucking in large volumes of water and giving me cramps.  All I wore were running shorts, socks, and shoes and I carried a handkerchief for swabbing sweat.  I was SOAKED half-way through and rung my shorts and hankie out like they came out of the wash minus the spin cycle.  This is getting gross and disturbing...

pm: An hour at the gym followed by a nice slow 3 mile jog to stretch the legs (after lots of squats)

I generally don't count hiking miles, but this was an intense day of hiking, and I'll give it 5 "workout" miles.  We were up in Dolly Sods to take advantage of killer weather (40's at night!!).  Right at the end of this hike, my knee started giving me trouble, and it lasted the rest of the night and into the morning a bit.  It freaked me out a bit, but now it's feeling just fine.  Must have stressed it a bit too much.