Yesterday I had decided I was going to ride (today) after work. I think the only reason I followed through was because I had already committed to it in my mind. I knew it was going to be severely windy because I keep a pretty close eye on the weather. But the struggle really came due to insufficient sleep Monday night and a kind of hard day at work. I really just wanted to eat supper and go to bed. I won the struggle though and climbed on the bike anyway.
I have been using the headwinds as a sort of training tool based upon the recommendation of a good friend who has raced in the past. His words...."it is the best training there is,ride into it as long as you can!" So I have been doing this about every ride because we have been having wind every day lately. Along with the wind I had purposed to try a few hill repeats in order to try to improve my climbing skills and gain strength. I repeated a couple of fairly tough hills which I have affectionately referred to as "the valley of suffering". I have ridden them for years and I have always "suffered" on them. I was only able to withstand it a couple of times but between the hills and the wind along with pushing the pace as best I could maintain it I had a pretty good workout.
I am thankful that I rode tonight. I feel as though I gained something here......
later
jp
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