I love the rollers!
Today I did the ol’ switch-a-roo.
There’s a TT on Saturday and I traded my 1 hour run for a bike ride, essential.
Saturday marks my 2 week completion of the grueling 26.2 which is more than a marathon, it’s a time equivalent to an ultra marathon. Remember back in November with the Wild Hare 50k in 5:56; that’s 31 miles in an hour less than it took me to run 26.2.
I have been very tired. Today marks the 3rd bike ride. Bike rides in synopsis:
1st ride: 15 miles average 13 mph
2nd ride: 15 miles average 12. something mph.
Yea, totally suck! Yea, there’s some long sustained gradual climbs, but still geez, I was tired. I was going 26 mph my last ride, down hill…
and well…
braking.
That’s when I knew I had some rides that needed to be done on the rollers.
I totally love the rollers!
Yeah, it’s hard, yeah, I almost flew off on several occasions. Rollers are harder than road. Rollers can be harder than off road.
By the end of it, it was like I was driving I-635 during rush hour traffic, white knuckle highway.
Every interval I was cruising easily at 25-26 mph. My last set, more like a sustained 24 mph.
I was debating my TT wheel, and it’s a good thing I choose to ride it, cause I was riding the biggest gears.
So, maybe I won’t embarrass my teammates on Saturday,
maybe I won’t embarrass our sponsors.
I’m not race ready, but I am ready to race.
Hope you’re all having a great day.
The other great thing about rollers, which I send all my Texas athletes and friends some love, is Air Conditioning!!
-I don’t think it’s fair to mention that every morning in New Mexico is like a spring morning…Brr! 🙂