I read a little. listened to a little music, thought a little, dreamt a little....and survived 20,000 revolutions!
What amazes me is that professional cyclists and triathletes regularly do more inside riding than outside, just because of the controlled environment. They can construct workouts exactly as they want them, and they don't have to worry about stupid stuff like weather and traffic. I suppose it's their job and as such I don't feel sorry for them, but trust me, I don't envy them either.
I don't think I could cope with anything longer than I did today so I sure hope the weather improves. Not that I worked that hard, and as a matter of fact I took it quite easy, but it's still four hours of sitting on your ass in a bit of discomfort. Imagine sitting on the arm of a kitchen chair with the arm between the cheeks of your ass. Now imagine lifting your feet off the floor and making pedalling motions. Then imagine choosing to do it for four hours!!! You'd have to be stupid!
Because things look a bit better by Monday I did initially consider switching up my Saturday bike with my Monday run but decided against it. It never worked last week, and I wanted to get back on my schedule anyway. That's another reason why I took it bit easy today. It's only been 5 days since my last long ride.
And tomorrow is totally off! I still can't really get my head around that. As I sit here typing I feel just fine, so somehow I know I'll feel like I'm wasting my Sunday. But only from a training perspective mind you, as Colby and I got a road trip planned. We're off see the wizard! Should be fun! I'll tell you all about it.
One thing that I was quite pleased about again today is how I felt after my bike. Yes I took it a bit easy, but it's still a lot of pedalling, and when I headed out on my run afterwards I felt good. That's been the case now with every transition run (after riding) that I've undertaken this spring. It's a very comforting feeling, because in every triathlon that is always the defining moment. How one feels in the first 5 minutes off the bike is generally an indicator of things to come. Game on!
computrainer 4 hours, 5 km run
"A finished person is a boring person."---Anne Quindlen
Love
Peter
What amazes me is that professional cyclists and triathletes regularly do more inside riding than outside, just because of the controlled environment. They can construct workouts exactly as they want them, and they don't have to worry about stupid stuff like weather and traffic. I suppose it's their job and as such I don't feel sorry for them, but trust me, I don't envy them either.
I don't think I could cope with anything longer than I did today so I sure hope the weather improves. Not that I worked that hard, and as a matter of fact I took it quite easy, but it's still four hours of sitting on your ass in a bit of discomfort. Imagine sitting on the arm of a kitchen chair with the arm between the cheeks of your ass. Now imagine lifting your feet off the floor and making pedalling motions. Then imagine choosing to do it for four hours!!! You'd have to be stupid!
Because things look a bit better by Monday I did initially consider switching up my Saturday bike with my Monday run but decided against it. It never worked last week, and I wanted to get back on my schedule anyway. That's another reason why I took it bit easy today. It's only been 5 days since my last long ride.
And tomorrow is totally off! I still can't really get my head around that. As I sit here typing I feel just fine, so somehow I know I'll feel like I'm wasting my Sunday. But only from a training perspective mind you, as Colby and I got a road trip planned. We're off see the wizard! Should be fun! I'll tell you all about it.
One thing that I was quite pleased about again today is how I felt after my bike. Yes I took it a bit easy, but it's still a lot of pedalling, and when I headed out on my run afterwards I felt good. That's been the case now with every transition run (after riding) that I've undertaken this spring. It's a very comforting feeling, because in every triathlon that is always the defining moment. How one feels in the first 5 minutes off the bike is generally an indicator of things to come. Game on!
computrainer 4 hours, 5 km run
"A finished person is a boring person."---Anne Quindlen
Love
Peter
Discipline works! Training program works! Off days with Colby work! Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteLove, gail