{"id":5073,"date":"2017-05-22T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/?p=5073"},"modified":"2017-05-22T08:48:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T12:48:36","slug":"back-to-basics-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/22\/back-to-basics-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had an awesome training weekend this weekend. \u00a0I didn&#8217;t set any new records, but I got in a 25 mile ride and an 8 mile run, and it felt good to get the mileage in. \u00a0It helped that the weather was pretty perfect for both. \u00a0Not too hot, not too cold, and the rain held off. \u00a0I feel like I&#8217;ve been biking in threatening rain a lot lately, which is much less fun than it sounds. \u00a0Running in the rain can be enjoyable, but biking in the rain? 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