The history of thumbs

E is giving me grief because I'm showing my thumbs sideways in a few of the pics from the NJ State Tri. While everyone knows that the practice of giving thumbs started with the roman circus, most people dont know that there was no such thing as thumbs up or thumbs down to determine the fate of a defeated gladiator. A thumb pointed in any direction meant death, and a closed fist meant life. She would know this had she payed more attention at roman gladiator school. So during the race, I was clearly begging for someone to put me out of my misery!

Speaking of defeated gladiators, this pic cracks me up. I look like I just staggered out of a bar, and I'm telling the bartender that the next guy gets to pay the tab.

So Monday morning I went to Masters class, and after warming up, did the following:

50m Fast, 100m Race, 200m Drill (x4)

4 x 25m Crazy Fast, 200m Drill (x2)

And after work, I went on a 1hr bike ride, easy pace, to loosen the legs. This was followed by a 30-min run, at 8:00 pace. I plan to practice my bricks as if I was racing, and leave my running drills to those days when I'm only practicing for the run. Thanks to all for your advice!

I tried to sign up for Ironman last night, but Active.com freaked out on me when I was paying, and got a message to contact costumer service. I sent them an email, and they replied that I should call them. So I'll do that today at some point.

This morning, I went to the pool at 5AM. The place was empty. I did the following workout:

300m wu; 200m fins; 200m pull; 3 x 100m in 2:30 intervals; 200m drill; 4 x 50m in 1:15 intervals; 200m drill; 200m fast (4:05); 200m cd. After that, I went to the gym to lift my chest/triceps routine. Tonight, I am planning on a 2hr bike ride. Lets see if I'm up to it.