Because of an appointment I has this morning I never rode away until almost 11 am. I will try not to make that mistake again.
I simply could not get my head into it at all, and quite early on I decided I was gonna cut it short. I had no problem keeping my pace easy, and in the end it turned out to be the slowest long ride I've ever done. But somehow, despite an agreement between me and my body to pack it in at 150 kms, I managed to up that to 160, then 170, and at that point it was only gonna be another 20 to complete according to plan. Mind you I justified that decision by letting myself off the hook totally for the transition run.
And yet somehow I also got in a 5 km run, of which about 20% was walking.
I think I'm just a little burned out mentally, and combined with the late start, that's my excuse for today.
A couple of good things. First off, my new cycling shoes passed the Ironman distance test. All good! And secondly, despite the mediocre effort, I actually got the sense that my cycling endurance is quite good. I was tired from the get go, but it never really got any worse. I never ran out of legs, and even at 180 kms I could still push hard up the hills. I am very encouraged by that.
So here's to a good night's sleep. Tomorrow is another day....a sleep in day.
ride 190 kms, run/walk 5 km
"Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others."---Winston Churchill
Love
Peter
I simply could not get my head into it at all, and quite early on I decided I was gonna cut it short. I had no problem keeping my pace easy, and in the end it turned out to be the slowest long ride I've ever done. But somehow, despite an agreement between me and my body to pack it in at 150 kms, I managed to up that to 160, then 170, and at that point it was only gonna be another 20 to complete according to plan. Mind you I justified that decision by letting myself off the hook totally for the transition run.
And yet somehow I also got in a 5 km run, of which about 20% was walking.
I think I'm just a little burned out mentally, and combined with the late start, that's my excuse for today.
A couple of good things. First off, my new cycling shoes passed the Ironman distance test. All good! And secondly, despite the mediocre effort, I actually got the sense that my cycling endurance is quite good. I was tired from the get go, but it never really got any worse. I never ran out of legs, and even at 180 kms I could still push hard up the hills. I am very encouraged by that.
So here's to a good night's sleep. Tomorrow is another day....a sleep in day.
ride 190 kms, run/walk 5 km
"Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others."---Winston Churchill
Love
Peter
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