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Recovery Ride – the Cycle of Gratitude
Workout: Recovery Ride Type: Bike Planned Duration: 0:45 Description: Reintroduce yourself to your road bike or thank your tri bike for a wonderful season. Exceedingly easy effort throughout. Before I started working with Coach Kelsey, the day after a race was a workout free, rest day. Now I do a recovery ride. Recovery ride = “stay in…
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Letting Go of the Perfect Workout
What’s wrong with this picture? It’s a beautiful day. No rain, no snow, mild temperatures in the mid-70s…and I’m on a fluid trainer. While I spin away at least ten other “riders” cycle past me…on my fluid trainer. As they pass, I think about how I “should” be on the road today. I try to…
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Cycling Heat & Science
It’s just hot. It would have been ideal if I ‘d gotten out on my bike earlier, of course. But the best ride is the one you get, sometimes. I grab my mostly white Craft kit and head out during the hottest part of the day. At least I’ll be moving. I”ll have a breeze.…
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23 degrees and a bike
23, that’s it. It wasn’t going to get any warmer today. The coach declared today a bike day and the trainer was waiting. It takes me several private pep talks to overcome my frozen inertia. Workout #1: Bike Planned Duration: 1:05 15 min gradual warm-up ←this was funny… there was no chance of a “rapid warm-up”.…
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a triathlete’s holiday wishlist
The catalogs have started arriving in bulk at my house. My kids are getting hand cramps from circling new Lego sets, rainbow loom accessories, and other bits of colorful plastic. OK, it’s not just the kids. It’s me, too. For some context, my husband and I just celebrated our 13th anniversary. The traditional gift for…
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Thursday’s Bike Ride
Enough said.
intent & wonder 