Somehow, I missed an entire day! This past weekend was indeed a blur. I needed yesterday to recover mentally, but I’m not sure that worked. I’m still kind of drained.
Last weekend was our first endurance weekend which meant 3 workouts on both Saturday and Sunday. The workouts lasted anywhere from 20 min to 3 hours. I had time to rest in between workouts, but really it was not enough. I haven’t slept so much in years. I was constantly sleepy. Between the workouts and the sleep, I feel like there was no weekend. I didn’t add it all up yet, but I put in some incredible mileage this weekend.
I love my new bike set up. The fit is just about perfect! The nose of the seat can get a bit irritating, but I think I’ll just adjust it down a bit. I’m very encouraged about how long I can stay in aero position now (and how fast I am while in aero). I’m starting to feel very strong on the bike. Like my good fried Stu told me, “It’s all about comfort”. Seems to be very accurate!
There was no Motivational Monday, so I would like to post a bit of motivation today. It’s quite timely as we just lost another legendary coach to cancer yesterday. I watch Jim Valvano’s ESPY Speech often to remind me that there are people fighting tougher battles than what I’m pursuing. Great perspective and great words to live by, “Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.”.
Click the quote to go to the speech.
Todays Training
Bike – 40min strength
Run -20min cooldown after the bike
For the tunes today, here’s a little Norwegian Recycling – Miracles
A friend of mine sent this to me last year and its become my go to song for long runs. Enjoy!
I want to congratulate my friend Chris Flores over at FLO Fitness. His fitness blog just hit 5,000 views! If you haven’t stopped over to read his stuff, check him out! FLO Fitness Blog here!
He is a pioneer and a welcomed leader in the fitness community. We are lucky to have him and his crew over at FLO.
Have a great Tuesday! Let’s give it everything!