This weekend was all about trying to get back to a normal schedule of workouts. \u00a0Well, as normal as a holiday weekend can be.<\/p>\n
Saturday, I got up and headed out for a run. \u00a0I figured I’d go for about 5 miles or so. \u00a0Ended up doing a very sad four. \u00a0My body just wasn’t into it. \u00a0I’m definitely going to have to get myself back into running shape. \u00a0Thankfully, I don’t have another half til August, and am only doing 5ks at the end of triathlons til then, but I would like to get back to doing a comfortable 7-8 on the weekends. \u00a0And I so need to pick up the pace.<\/p>\n
Sunday, I went out for a bike ride with the Princeton Sports group. \u00a0It was awesome as always. \u00a0We rode last year’s Iron Girl Columbia course. \u00a0I have a love\/hate relationship with that course. \u00a0It’s hilly, which is good and bad. \u00a0Bad in that I have to get my ass up those hills. \u00a0Good in that I can really cruise when going down. \u00a0Though I’ve discovered that when I hit around 35 mph going downhill, I start to freak out a bit. \u00a0That feels just a little too fast. \u00a0I’m sure I’ll get used to it and learn to position myself to go even faster. \u00a0After all, every little bit helps when I get to the bottom of the next hill.<\/p>\n
These rides are always a bit of hit or miss for me. \u00a0The team is great, but I’ve discovered that how I feel after my ride depends on where in the pack I end up. \u00a0If I can get in with a group of like-paced riders, I do awesome. \u00a0I can push myself to go faster and really enjoy the ride. \u00a0But sometimes I end up stuck in a pack of slightly slower riders, which can be frustrating and leaves me feeling like perhaps I didn’t get that good of a workout. \u00a0(Of course, when the slower riders are following the rules of the group\u00a0and riding single file so that I can pass, it’s not an issue, but well… that doesn’t always happen. \u00a0Oh well.)<\/p>\n
However, I have to remember that just because I might not be going as fast as I would like, I’m still getting in a good workout. \u00a0Especially since I don’t know how my race days will go. Sometimes in a triathlon, you find yourself stuck in a line of riders that you aren’t quite fast enough to pass. \u00a0So\u00a0when that happens to me, I have to learn to ease up on my pace and ride without having to ride my brakes. \u00a0It’s not a bad thing – it allows me to save my legs a bit for the run. \u00a0Of course, I would prefer to be able to ride at a pace I’m happy with, but seeing the positive side to every training ride is good.<\/p>\n
Plus it’s fun to cheer the newer riders up those hills. \u00a0At which point they look at me like I’m crazy because I’m able to talk while powering up a hill. \u00a0I am a woman of many talents.<\/p>\n
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