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June 1, 2006
Wet and Soggy x 2
My wet and soggy day started off with a swim at the pool. I was hoping for an easier workout because I can feel the fatigue in my arms and it must have been my lucky day because an easier workout is what I got!
400 yd easy, 200 yd kick easy, 200 yd easy
4 sets of:
2x25 on :30
2x50 on :55
2x75 on 1:25
2x100 on 1:50
The first repeat of each pair (ie: the first 25, first 50, etc...) was to be easy and the 2nd one hard. This is what made the workout a little easier than usual. We were also supposed to swim different strokes on the even two sets but since I don't know any other strokes, I just stuck with my good old freestyle. :) I cooled down with 200 yd kick easy, 200 yd easy for a total of 3200 yds and thus ended my first workout for the day.
When I got home from work I headed out for a bike ride. It had poured down rain my whole drive home so I figured I would be stuck on the trainer but then when I arrived at our house it wasn't raining at all! I was excited to ride outside so I got ready to go. I should have known though. Rain was on it's way. It started as a sprinkle when I was about 5 miles from home but I figured I could handle it no problem. Here was my chance to finally prove to myself that neither I nor my bike would melt in the rain!
The sprinkle turned into a steady rain and then at some points a downpour. Hmmm... Let's just say I got really wet, really fast. I was surviving though and just taking it easy, especially on the turns and downhills. I dropped my chain once up a big hill but that was an easy problem to fix. Even I know how to get my chain back on.
I did cut my ride short - 11.5 miles instead of the 15 miles I had planned. An 11.5 mile ride is pretty lame but I figured the extra 3.5 miles wouldn't provide that much benefit especially if I crashed and broke my leg. :) Regardless, riding my bike in the rain today was a big hurdle for me to get over. Sounds kind of stupid but I really was scared to do it. Now if it's raining for a race or I get caught out somewhere in it, I know I can survive just fine. And I find this out just in time - I am riding a metric century (62 miles/100K), called the Tour of Mercer County (aka farm country) this weekend and it's supposed to rain! I'm excited for the ride either way. There is a full century ride but I figured I wasn't ready for that. I'm sure 62 miles of riding will give me all I need and more...
Posted by beth at June 1, 2006 10:15 PM
Comments
At this rate of progress, you are heading for the Paris - Roubaix :)
Posted by: corrdo giambalvo at June 2, 2006 3:20 AM
I think you will do great in your race - it sounds like so much fun!! Have a great time and go fast :)
Posted by: barb at June 2, 2006 5:30 PM