June 14: It's the Little Things that are the Big Triumphs
It's another Saturday, which meant another team training. I was concerned on how well I'd perform today, since I was feeling under the weather yesterday, but I was at around 95%, so off to training I went.
The weathe was awesome. Mostly overcast, with the morning starting off around the low 60s. It didn't warm up too much while we were there, maybe getting to 70 or so. There was a stiff wind and it occasionally drizzled at time, which was very refreshing.
We worked on our transitions today, which was a welcome event for me since I've never actually done a "formal" transition. We had to start our run towards our bikes (set up on a transition rack) on bare feet (simulating us having just gotten out of the water). On went the socks, shoes, gloves and helmet. And then we had to run our bikes out to the end of the transition area before we could actually mount the bikes. Overall time: one minute 31 seconds. Who knows if that is good or bad, as long as it improves over time.
We rode a solid 30 miles on our bike today. I thought about a lot of things today while I was riding, mainly having to do with technique. Keep my heels down, keep my cadence up. I worked hard on teaching myself how to ride out of my seat, which is a true skill if you ask me. I have been watching the Tour de France and those cyclists make it look so easy and effortless.
I moved my weight forward on my bike, put more weight on my arms, and put my bike in a higher gear. I wasn't able to pump my legs for long, but I did do this exercise at least 4-5 times. I was pretty proud of myself, this was a huge breakthrough for me. I'll keep working at it and hopefully it will become easier. This is supposed to help me on the big hills.
My overall time for the 30 mile ride was 1 hour 50 minutes of non-stop cycling. That is an average of 16.2 miles per hour -- not bad for someone who started out at around 11 MPH when I first started! I love seeing improvements, it helps keep me motivated.
Once the ride was over, it was onto the run (after a quick bathroom break). My legs get stronger and stronger and feel less like jello every time I do a break. I was able to run the full assigned mileage today, 4 miles. My time wasn't too bad either, coming in at an 11.25 minute mile. After my big ride, I'm very happy with that.
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I've raised almost $3,000 so far! Help me keep the momentum going so that I can reach my goal!!! Check out my fundraising progress at:
http://www.active.com/donate/tntmi/DunCAN
The weathe was awesome. Mostly overcast, with the morning starting off around the low 60s. It didn't warm up too much while we were there, maybe getting to 70 or so. There was a stiff wind and it occasionally drizzled at time, which was very refreshing.
We worked on our transitions today, which was a welcome event for me since I've never actually done a "formal" transition. We had to start our run towards our bikes (set up on a transition rack) on bare feet (simulating us having just gotten out of the water). On went the socks, shoes, gloves and helmet. And then we had to run our bikes out to the end of the transition area before we could actually mount the bikes. Overall time: one minute 31 seconds. Who knows if that is good or bad, as long as it improves over time.
We rode a solid 30 miles on our bike today. I thought about a lot of things today while I was riding, mainly having to do with technique. Keep my heels down, keep my cadence up. I worked hard on teaching myself how to ride out of my seat, which is a true skill if you ask me. I have been watching the Tour de France and those cyclists make it look so easy and effortless.
I moved my weight forward on my bike, put more weight on my arms, and put my bike in a higher gear. I wasn't able to pump my legs for long, but I did do this exercise at least 4-5 times. I was pretty proud of myself, this was a huge breakthrough for me. I'll keep working at it and hopefully it will become easier. This is supposed to help me on the big hills.
My overall time for the 30 mile ride was 1 hour 50 minutes of non-stop cycling. That is an average of 16.2 miles per hour -- not bad for someone who started out at around 11 MPH when I first started! I love seeing improvements, it helps keep me motivated.
Once the ride was over, it was onto the run (after a quick bathroom break). My legs get stronger and stronger and feel less like jello every time I do a break. I was able to run the full assigned mileage today, 4 miles. My time wasn't too bad either, coming in at an 11.25 minute mile. After my big ride, I'm very happy with that.
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I've raised almost $3,000 so far! Help me keep the momentum going so that I can reach my goal!!! Check out my fundraising progress at:
http://www.active.com/donate/tntmi/DunCAN
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