Went out for what I was hoping to be a training ride with Stu (Norco) yesterday. I should have clued in that morning that the climbing intervals planned were not in the cards for my legs! I had yet to take a day off since the weekend race, rode Monday and pushed a good pace Tuesday. Perhaps my body was telling me I need a break, but it's that battle of "am I just being lazy" or "am I in need of recovery"? The mind games I play with myself! Stu and I met up at Malden and decided to ride some single track to warm the legs up. After about an hour we were ready for climbing intervals?! Should I say he was? My legs already feeling tired and weak, I started my first lap (5 laps was the goal). No matter how much I tried to convince myself my legs would be fine, they rebelled against me more. So not even 1/4 through the lap I switched into 'just ride' mode and finished the lap. I bailed out on the efforts and rode around the park, through more single track and cheered Stu as he pushed through his laps. After a couple of hours I loaded the bike up and headed home. I'm not sure what to make of my ride but I got my bike fix for the day. Mind over matter? That may not always be the case because sometimes my legs have a mind of their own!
Cheers,
Sue
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