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<\/p>\nGuys.\u00a0 GUYS.\u00a0 I get to try out running THIS WEEK.\u00a0 Like, tomorrow!\u00a0 I’m 100% excited and 100% terrified and 100% convinced it’s gonna be awful.<\/p>\n
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But it’s also going to be 100% exciting because I can finally, finally try running again.<\/p>\n
Because while I love biking, it’s getting to be a bit much.\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong, my bike and I are still BFFs, but after three straight days on the trainer, I’m a little bit saddle sore.\u00a0 I know, I know, it’s only three days and lots of people do way more, but I got into triathlon because I like doing multiple things.\u00a0 I get bored easily!\u00a0 Also my treadmill is getting dusty, and I’m pretty sure this is the longest I’ve gone without running on it since I bought it over 6 years ago.<\/p>\n
That said, I’ve really gotten into riding on Zwift.\u00a0 I love the added challenge of the hills and valleys, and I absolutely love the scenery.\u00a0 Seriously, how gorgeous is this?<\/p>\n I have to admit, I also love the gamification of the workouts.\u00a0 I can challenge myself up hills and through sprints.\u00a0 I can earn virtual jerseys and other gear to “wear” during the ride.\u00a0 I can cheer on my friends as they ride (and spy on them if I want).\u00a0 I can see how many pieces of pizza I burned during my workout (spoiler alert: it’s never as much as you think).<\/p>\n I have never minded indoor training, as it’s often an excuse to catch up on tv shows I’ve missed, but after using Zwift for a few months, I see just how much I was holding back on my trainer rides.\u00a0 It’s easy to push myself on the treadmill – I push the buttons and I have to run faster or I fall.\u00a0 But the bike is entirely self powered, so if I take it easy, there’s nothing there to force me to speed up.\u00a0 Having my Zwift screen in front of me is that reminder, especially when I’m cruising up a hill at a whopping 2 miles per hour.\u00a0 Seriously, if I were actually riding, I would have fallen over.\u00a0 (Of course, I tend to avoid hills with a 10% grade.)<\/p>\n So thank you, Zwift, for getting me through these past few months, but I think maybe we’ll be seeing each other just a bit less, now that the treadmill and I are allowed to get reacquainted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Guys.\u00a0 GUYS.\u00a0 I get to try out running THIS WEEK.\u00a0 Like, tomorrow!\u00a0 I’m 100% excited and 100% terrified and 100% convinced it’s gonna be awful. But it’s also going to be 100% exciting because I can finally, finally try running again. Because while I love biking, it’s getting to be a bit much.\u00a0 Don’t get […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[116],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/img_0804-1024x604.jpg\")