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March 24, 2007
Take a Chill Pill
Training for the day: 4 hour brick w/3:30 on the bike followed by 30 minute run.
The big dilemma for the day was ride inside or outside? This was an easier decision when there was 5 inches of snow on the ground and 20 degrees outside. Today it was in the 40s and raining off and on. I opted for the inside route.
So on the trainer I went for 3 hours and 30 minutes. Holy cow. Once I'm done I think "wow - that wasn't so bad, it actually went pretty fast!" but when I'm actually on the bike and I look at my watch and I've already been going for 90 minutes and I still have 2 hours to go? Yeah - doesn't feel like it's going that fast at that point.
I was actually pretty grumpy that I was on the trainer too if I'm going to be truthful about it. I'm just SO ANXIOUS to get outside and ride in "real" conditions. And it's finally warm enough but the rain isn't cooperating. And I think I get grumpy about it because I feel guilty that I'm not out there and anxious that I'm going to be doing my first race and only have ridden outside two or three times. But when I was in the shower after my run I told myself I needed to take a chill pill. I WILL GET TO RIDE OUTSIDE!! I just need to be patient and remember, it's only March. At this point last year I didn't even have a bike. In fact the only riding I did was 1 or 2 spinning classes a week (which lasted about 60 minutes each). And furthermore, it's (hopefully) going to be a long season. If all goes well my last race will be in November. November for goodness sakes! So I can't be getting all wigged out because I didn't get to ride outside in the middle of March. Geez...sometimes I have to just relax... :)
Anyway the run part of the brick went well. I was just about ready to leave when O got home from track practice so he and Roxy and I all went together. Warm enough to wear shorts so that was good. I had "bike legs" for about 5 minutes. It's hard to sit on a bike for 3.5 hours and then get off and run. Who would have thunk it? Oh...what's that? When I do a full Ironman I'm going to be on a bike for 6 hours? Oh and then I have to run how far? A marathon? It's times like this morning when the thought of the full IM distance overwhelms me.
The rest of the day thus far has been delightful. O and I took a 2 hour nap for recovery which is my absolute favorite thing to do on a rainy Saturday afternoon when all my training is complete. Haven't been able to do it for a while so it was extra special today. And now it's time for dinner. Also a favorite activity of mine... :)
Posted by beth at March 24, 2007 5:43 PM