Monday 5/1/17
Monday’s
training started with picking up a brand new Specialized Epic from Cycletherapy
in Waterford. Cycletherapy is my hometown bike shop and has treated me very
well over the years so I am really excited to partnering with them for the 2017
season in addition to 3T Q+M Team. Additionally Uncle Sam (Tax return) bought
me the bike so that is extra exciting. Training was short and had the purpose
of spinning the legs, getting a little sweat going and getting me bearings of
the bike. One 46:00 minute lap at Pontiac Lake was all it took to get a good
feel for the bike and play with the suspension settings. Today’s average
heart rate was 143 bpm, I haven’t put the power meter on so a kilo-joules per
hour count and average watts data was unavailable. Weather was brisk and rainy… but that’s
Michigan. It is easy to
overthink a race during the week, leading to mental fatigued without even pedaling.
I combat that by keeping my mind occupied as best I can by taking each
training session one day at a time. Obviously this is easier said than done, then I must remind myself that the race is Sunday and i'm not measured till then... so keep it in your pants chief.
Stay thirsty my friends.
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| Dane, my apprentice mechanic giving it a once over. |
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| Hometown kid goes back to where it all started. |
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