Just when I thought my 70.3 dream was completely unreachable, I hopped on my bike ("Orange Crush" or "Creamsicle") on a mild--65 degrees--windy day along the Schuylkill River Trail. 15 miles may not seem like much right now, but it is a huge step in what has become a long, frustrating recovery. Not only did I clock 15 miles on Friday, I did the same on Saturday. Am I sore? A little. But it is a damn good feeling.
Before my ride.... homemade super smoothie! Orange juice, banana, mixed berries and pineapple and chia seeds. One word: YUMMY!
During my ride.... water and gatorade aplenty. HYDRATION. HYDRATION. HYDRATION. This is something I cannot say often enough. I make my swim team bring water bottles to practice and make them take "water breaks." Do they hem and haw? Absolutely. Have their complaints of cramps and fatigue gone down. You betchya!
After my ride... stretch, water, and a super yummy orange.
So maybe this dream isn't so unreachable after all...
Running. It breaks me every time. On this beautiful Sunday (Mother's Day) I headed to Valley Forge National Park...which, by the way, if anyone needs to practice hills, the place for repeats! Sunny, not to hot (70 degrees) and a park full of happy families celebrating mom. Normally the crowds would have steered me away, but seeing so many families of all ages enjoying such a beautiful day, I stayed and set out on my jog. Just wish their happiness would have transfered to my feet. My feet were killing me! I have no idea why this was so, but it was. My shoes? I don't think so, I've worn them enough. Sore from riding 2 days in a row? Highly unlikely. All I know is that I was quite pleased to be finished w/ the 4 1/2 mile jog-that-turned-into-a-walk.
How to end a crummy training day? GRILL OUT!! Loving the fact that I now live in a place w/ a useable courtyard and neighbors with similar interests. Turns out, I wasn't the only one with the brilliant idea to grill... a great way to end the day, meeting neighbors, talking swimbikerun, enjoying wine and good veggies... My feet will recover.
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