rocknrollgirl
03-05-2007, 01:11 PM
Late last fall I decided to take the plunge...no pun intended and go from racing mt bikes and doing off road duathlons to doing triathlons again. And then I took it one step further and decided to do Xterra.
So on 12/1, I got back in the pool and added swimming to an already full workout schedule. So six week in to my new schedule, I had some help setting up a more structured schedule, hard weeks, easy weeks, you guys know the drill. Focusing more on my running.
Over time my swimming improved, and my running improved, and I felt like my mt bikng tanked. You may remember a desperate post on the loss of my mojo.
Well I have kept at it, and have not been derailed by some tough days on the bike, I have kept a positive attitude, hoping that all of the pieces would come togther.
Yesterday was our scheduled long ride. We ended up at the hardest local venue we have, with the fastest guys we ride with. I was very nervous because I was coming off a hard week, and I had been sick two weeks ago.
Before we started the ride I warned them that I would probably be hurting from all of the hard training, my legs were sore, as was the rest of me. We started the ride and low and behold, I was not as far behind as I normally am.
Now in defense of the guys, they have all had a bad couple of weeks, due to weather and health, but still, I was passing them up hills. My legs hurt, but I was able to ride through it. I cruised up all of the technical sections and did not even have to unclip.
On the way home I looked at the DH and said, I did ok....but they were all tired...he said....maybe you are getting stronger....ok and they were tired too.
yee haa
THE MOJO HAS RETURNETH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am sure I will be sucking it up at a trail later this week...but heck take it where you can.
So on 12/1, I got back in the pool and added swimming to an already full workout schedule. So six week in to my new schedule, I had some help setting up a more structured schedule, hard weeks, easy weeks, you guys know the drill. Focusing more on my running.
Over time my swimming improved, and my running improved, and I felt like my mt bikng tanked. You may remember a desperate post on the loss of my mojo.
Well I have kept at it, and have not been derailed by some tough days on the bike, I have kept a positive attitude, hoping that all of the pieces would come togther.
Yesterday was our scheduled long ride. We ended up at the hardest local venue we have, with the fastest guys we ride with. I was very nervous because I was coming off a hard week, and I had been sick two weeks ago.
Before we started the ride I warned them that I would probably be hurting from all of the hard training, my legs were sore, as was the rest of me. We started the ride and low and behold, I was not as far behind as I normally am.
Now in defense of the guys, they have all had a bad couple of weeks, due to weather and health, but still, I was passing them up hills. My legs hurt, but I was able to ride through it. I cruised up all of the technical sections and did not even have to unclip.
On the way home I looked at the DH and said, I did ok....but they were all tired...he said....maybe you are getting stronger....ok and they were tired too.
yee haa
THE MOJO HAS RETURNETH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am sure I will be sucking it up at a trail later this week...but heck take it where you can.