I am on the home stretch- just two more big days to go and this challenge will be history. But today was not a good day effort wise. Sometimes you get on the bike (or in the water/ on a run) and just don't have the legs. Today was that day for me. After doing the warm-up (nothing beats 3X30 in a 53/15), I realized my legs felt blah. What is blah you ask? An inability to get power, HR and cadence up- at all. So sometimes you have to accept that you can't go hard. So what I did today was spin easy for about an hour. My HR was low- about 120, power was low about 115-125, speed was slow- about 16-18 and cadence was low- about 75-80.
But I got off the bike feeling two things- 1) I road through a day I would have rather stayed in bed & 2) I just felt better. Legs still feel blah, but I know I will be ready for tomorrow and Sunday- 7-8 hrs total on the trainer.
The last 30 days have been a roller coaster for me at work and home. Things are not great and I am working on fixing both. What has been great is the challenge- day in, day out & working on improving my engine. I know I am stronger, faster and leaner! And the best part- Coach Troy is running a second challenge- Super6. Six weeks of training, 6 Days a week. So stay tuned!
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