Another
sweat filled week of endurance training. I've lost count but I think we're
close to 3 months in. This past Sunday was my biggest day of training on
record. A 41 mile bike ride through the hills of Fairfield county immediately
followed by a quick paced 9 mile mostly hill run. The fact that I was still
upright, coherent and even had a little left in the tank afterwards, tells me
I've come a LONG way on this journey...During the bike leg I did have to take a
short break as I realized my toes had gone numb on both feet. I thought my
velcro shoe straps were too tight, but upon a closer inspection they were red
and seemingly frozen. At that point the temps had warmed up so it didn't take
long to massage them for a few minutes in the sun which seemed to do the
trick.
Another comment is that when
riding in the Pacific Swim Bike Run studio it's still hard work but the social element helps to
easily pass the time. On the road I love and enjoy seeing the countryside and
breathing in the fresh air. However when you're pushing 3 hours with minimal
social interaction one may start to experience some level of loneliness (or
insanity LOL), at least I do. For these super long sessions, that will only get
longer, I think I'm going to try and find a buddy to tag a long...by the way
this is an open invite - please feel free to contact me. Anyone...Bueller...
Bueller... ;)
- Mark
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