June 4th was my last ride - prior to this past Sunday morning. Sunday morning I was able to get out and rode 26.26 miles according to my GPS. Nothing spectacular, but that wasn't the purpose .. instead it was being drawn to ride again! I've missed it.
Every time I take my bike off the rack, I am thankful for it. It's a great bike that rides super and with regular care it performs like a champ. Certainly I am the limiting factor ...!I rode the bridge Time Trial, but forgot to stop at the end, so I think my numbers were just over 30 mph avg for the 1/2 mile and max HR of 177. For the whole ride it was avg 18.5 mph, max 45.7 and avg HR of 148.
There were other cyclists out and I was able to ride up and chat briefly before continuing on. I'm looking forward to this Sunday's ride already. I'd like to leave a little earlier so I can ride for more than 85 minutes. I've mostly been running and working; the weights and cycling have fallen away due to priorities and time.
Training wise: I'm having a hard time pushing myself to the higher training heart rates. In the past when I was cycling focused I'd get my intervals in on the bike. Recently I've been running intervals on the track .. but I'm not seeing the numbers that I was last year. Working those higher numbers is more uncomfortable ... , but I need to get that mental desire back to the point where I can push through those discomfort barriers. We'll see.
Don't forget to get your rest, and try to lay off the Blue Bell (I'm talking to myself here).
I saw a bunch of cyclist out yesterday. Heading back into church at 5:00 and it was 98 and a few were just getting started. I don't know how they do it.
ReplyDeleteReading article from Greg LeMond pointing to statistics coming back down to normal in leTour and seeing guys 'tired and exhausted'. I guess that's his perspective.
Ride strong. Be safe!
I know it's not much, but I've gotten to ride each Sunday for the last 3 weeks. It sure isn't much, but it's nice to be riding even once a week again! :-)
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