I can't believe it has been more than two weeks!

Thank goodness it has not been two weeks since my last ride and only a couple of weeks since I added a new post. I am on my work break again and so far the work load has been high. I had a great ride of about 65 miles on Saturday with a few fun hills but mostly great weather.

On Sunday I ran my first half marthon which was harder than I thought as it takes a bit nore than 20hours to refuel properly. However the job was done and I feel happy about how it went which goes a long way.

I feel pretty fit at the moment but I also feel that my fitness is improving which is great. Spring has sprung although today and into the weekend don't look like it. I am excited about some harder riding to work on my lactate tolerance spread amoung the long rides ahead. I am excited about my race kit arriving and I am excited about a summer or brilliant adventure and memorable rides with friends or with friends with me. I guess I am in a good mental place which means my body is in good shape. As always keep monitoring happy=healthy=adapting so long as output is being increased anyway.

Tomorrow will be a good day for some easy paced but long riding as I make my way along the scenic route from Dundee on my trust old get about. It is nice to include this as I always feel happy including little bits of history, in this case a bike my parents bought me that is still going strong.

This weekend there are a few ride plans around so I look forward to seeing how that goes. I also look forward to going on holiday in April which will be perfect for recovery and the steady stream of tropical sunlight will lift spirits towards the last couple of weeks of preparation.

Last note that in April I will book my place on the Trossachs ton. This will take away some of the apprehension felt toward goal one and also tick a valuable cycling mile stone, a 100 mile ride. Anyway first things first again riding tomorrow. ;-)

bumpy roads

The road to the etape just got a little bumpy. I enjoyed a good recovery week. Then launched into a pretty tough week of training. The problem or the bump I have encountered is that I did not listen to my body, when I did not feel great I went ahead anyway. I thought I was having a plateu which needed to be pused through. Nope I was not and the pace was to fast. I am now taking some enforced rest, hoping that last nights resting heart rate >100bpm soon eases.

Still in the time I have not been great I have driven some interesting roads many having signs saying 15% and the like so they will need to be tested when I am well. If for no other reason than to put aside the apprehension I feel toward them. Once riden they will forever be conquerable.

I look forward to the aches passing and feeling good about doing some training again, and most of all about getting out to enjoy some lovely roads on foot or on my bike.

Tracy is great she has nursed me and looks after me really well.

Next week there will hopefully no longer be any bumps in the road.