I definitely didn't have the feeling today. I'm not sure if it was just mental, or whether the long drive yesterday coupled with a few sleepless nights was the cause. Then again, it's all mental isn't it?
Regardless I didn't have a great workout today. It was supposed to be a hard ride, followed by a run, but the ride thing fell apart half way through.
Oh well. Like I tell Roo, it's now how fast you ride, its how good you look. Today I picked up my new shoes and tried them out right way. Whadda ya think?
And as you can see they are a good match, but they are also very good shoes. It will take a long ride to really prove them out, but all indications today were positive. And although they didn't seem to make me any faster, I don't even care! So there! Oh, and the socks are new as well, but I didn't wear them today. I'm saving them for the big day, as it's become a tradition to wear brand new socks on Ironman day....and as you can see...they match!
Tomorrow I have a decision to make because it would normally be hill day. With my recent lower leg problems this could be a bit dangerous, as the uphills put lots of stress on the calfs, and the achilles. I think I may try one or two, but if it doesn't feel right I will turn it into a medium long run instead---somewhere between 15-20 kms. I'll let you know.
ride 36 kms, run 5 kms
"If you can't make it good, at least make it look good."---Bill Gates
...and this one had the right word in it, and was worth adding...
"The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud. Somebody who may not look like you. May not call God the same name you call God - if they call God at all. I may not dance your dances or speak your language. But be a blessing to somebody. That's what I think."---Maya Angelou
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Peter
Regardless I didn't have a great workout today. It was supposed to be a hard ride, followed by a run, but the ride thing fell apart half way through.
Oh well. Like I tell Roo, it's now how fast you ride, its how good you look. Today I picked up my new shoes and tried them out right way. Whadda ya think?
And as you can see they are a good match, but they are also very good shoes. It will take a long ride to really prove them out, but all indications today were positive. And although they didn't seem to make me any faster, I don't even care! So there! Oh, and the socks are new as well, but I didn't wear them today. I'm saving them for the big day, as it's become a tradition to wear brand new socks on Ironman day....and as you can see...they match!
Tomorrow I have a decision to make because it would normally be hill day. With my recent lower leg problems this could be a bit dangerous, as the uphills put lots of stress on the calfs, and the achilles. I think I may try one or two, but if it doesn't feel right I will turn it into a medium long run instead---somewhere between 15-20 kms. I'll let you know.
ride 36 kms, run 5 kms
"If you can't make it good, at least make it look good."---Bill Gates
...and this one had the right word in it, and was worth adding...
"The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud. Somebody who may not look like you. May not call God the same name you call God - if they call God at all. I may not dance your dances or speak your language. But be a blessing to somebody. That's what I think."---Maya Angelou
Love
Peter
Love the shoes (and socks). And Maya Angelou. Rainbows in someone's cloud sounds like a wonderful ambition!!
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