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February 17, 2007
3 Hours and Counting...
So this morning I had a nice little 3 hour ride planned and woke up to find that the weather was in the teens with negative windchills - AGAIN. So of course that translated into a 3 hour ride on the trainer. Oh. My. God.
Now I know that people have successfully attempted much longer rides on the trainer and lived to tell about it, but I wasn't sure if I could make it. That's just a really long time to sit in one place.
But I got on the bike around 7:30 and I got off the bike around 10:30 and you know what? It wasn't really that bad. I watched Rocky the whole way through and then about half of Rocky II before I was done. I also kept busy by making sure I was in the right HR zone the whole time. All in all it went by pretty fast. 3 hours is a long time to ride though. By about 2:30 my legs were ready to stop turning.
After the ride I went over to the YMCA to finish up my lifting for the week. My lifting was a little off since I couldn't go Wednesday (YMCA closed due to weather). The weights went fine though and I was glad to get home and be finished training for the day!
This week (although it's not over yet!) has been a tough one! I know the weather has played a role in that - running in the cold, snow and ice isn't easy. 7 hours total on the trainer isn't easy. I'm sore and tired. The thing about this new training plan that I have is that it's relentless. Proud of myself for finishing my 3 hour trainer ride? Great - but just remember I have a long run, swim and ride tomorrow too. Feel good about two 14-15 hour weeks in a row? Super - but there are about 10 more of those to come. You get the drift. But I can feel myself getting stronger and stronger. By the time this base period is done I will be as strong as an ox! And then all I'll have to do is add the speed, then the taper, the race really, really, really fast. Simple enough - right?! :)
Posted by beth at February 17, 2007 1:44 PM
Comments
3hrs... thats AWESOME
Posted by: kranky at February 17, 2007 8:59 PM