Hi folks,
The road can beat you up on the bike but that is what it is all about, right?
After yesterday’s long (80-100 miles) hard (climbing and head wind all the time) bike ride, followed by a 40-minute run, we were left looking a pretty tired bunch, over all. I then found that I just couldn’t think beyond what to eat, which became a whole pizza and more, and then sleep, which was long. Now my brain feels fried, but it was my body that did the work – the brain and the body are all one machine. In this state of physical exhaustion, blogging intelligently feels beyond me, though I know at least one person who will say, “So, what’s new?” (that would be Rory).
“A tired body makes for a tired mind,” is why you should try to avoid changing a well thought out strategy for any tiring endeavor. It doesn’t mean that you stick to it come what may, but hesitate to change your plan on a whim. You may have to adapt to changing circumstances, and that should be part of any well-reasoned strategy.
-k @FitOldDog
Today’s workouts:
| Workout PLAN: COACH Chris Hauth | |||||
| move |  Run |
1:40:00 | Tucson | ||
| move |  Swim |
1:15:00 | Tucson | ||
How can you ride 80-100 miles and have a headwind all the time? Sounds like your mind was getting involved in the workout…No sympathy from Hauth, I’m sure!
Hi Rory,
So headwind is one word. I need to fix that. On the way out we had hill climb, on the way back we had a serious headwind, so I guess it was climbing OR headwind all the way. The wind on the way back was so strong that we had to pedal pretty hard to go down negative 2-3% grades, but it was excellent training. I was pleased to be able to run pretty well off of the bike. You would really enjoy this camp, my friend.
-kevin