What a feeling! I've been off the bike for a week. I think it was needed in order to let my legs equilibrate. But it felt great to back on. Everything felt just like it should and even better I didn't have any lower back pain and my strokes felt smooth.
Whenever I get ready to start a workout I always try to decide what it is I want to get out of the workout. If I can have something on my mind while I'm out I feel like I'm able to benefit from each individual workout more so than if I'm out there just riding/running/swimming with no purpose. Today I just wanted to focus on getting used to being in the aero position for longer periods of time and keeping a consistent pace with little or no abrupt changes in speed. Basically getting used to how I'm going to need to ride in the race.
I started out with all of this in mind. I figured I'd average 19-20, you know, take it easy and concentrate on my form. No way. I felt so good I just pushed and pushed and ended up averaging 21.1 over 36.9 miles. This was probably a good thing because pushing yourself puts a lot of stress on your form and it takes some practice to keep a comfortable aerodynamic position while pushing your limits. I'm feeling good and really looking forward to the race.
It's going to be long, and extremely difficult but I really feel like I'm preparing myself for the battle ahead.
Listening to: The Sound of Animals Fighting
Feeling: Great
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