A Day Late

But not a training session short. Last night's training went exceptionally well. I put in my mileage and then hit up the gym.

With this being the last week dedicated almost exclusively to running, the workouts and energy output are starting to plateau just a bit. I was worried I would get bored before the point, trying to get my cardio back up to a good level. Fortunately, I got this far and I think keeping this blog has helped me not feel too good too early.

So I've been looking at all of my posts and want to take into this next weeks the same energy I brought to the running. Cycling isn't easy, and living in Austin, hills are just part of the landscape. I'm honestly not looking forward to the next ramp-up.

I have a couple of little rhymes that I use to get me through some of those hills. An old friend taught me this one and it's always been a major help on tough climbs, especially early on when your legs burn out after just one hill:

Light as a feather,
quick as a cat.

I repeat over and over while I'm grinding out a hill. I'll be spending the majority of my time on my bike over the next few weeks, and putting in more pool time. This last weekend is a figurative "catching my breath" before the next hard climb into the bike segment of Turi's Turbo Triathlon Training."

It's gonna hurt a little.