That's the mantra lately for the commutes. I've got two speeds since cross started. Slow and tongue dragging. And it feels like I have a handle on picking when to do each pretty successfully. Sometimes I can't pick and just have to full pursuit mode home, but those have been usually tuesdays or wednesdays. Both good days to over do it if at all. Yesterday I got some intervals in on the trainer before I left, nice solid ones and rode in super mellow.
This morning?
I was running a bit later than planned and I just turned the knob up and cranked it all the way in. There was a pretty strong perfectly head on wind blowing down the river to the bay, (NNW at ~23 mph gusting higher). And it felt AWESOME.
Maybe it was the pre-race leg shaving this morning and the post shower oil self massage of the quads and calves. I've noticed lately that my legs have taken on a different shape than they were at the start of the season. This racing thing is changing them. The ride in was pretty intensely fun, full gas, labored breathing, cranking it along. And when I came to the IPPB I launched up the stairs, flying up them carrying the bike. So yeah - I'm remembering now after I flew up the stairs pretty effortlessly - i wasn't going to talk about how my legs felt. You know, don't want to give my competition (G-Ride) any insights to how things are going today. Of course it could all backfire and I'll feel like dog poop tomorrow. But hey I fell pretty good.
Still a bit of a lingering sinus thing but it is going away, little to no nose blowing right now, fully clear nasal cavities at the moment. There was the whole bloody nose on the ride home incident (sinus infection + colder weather = me with thinner membranes and a propensity to popping nasal capillaries).
Is it too early to eat the first half of lunch? I'm hungry and I forgot to pilfer the Halloween candy on my way out the door.
Tomorrow WILL be fun. I'm excited to see what changes have been made to the course esp via the start/finish. I'm excited to race.
heddwch
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