The Calm Before The Storm

I may be blogging more just because I really have to document my tri training stuff. If you are busy or whatever it does not hurt my feelings if you skip over some *Not all of them* of my posts. I still love you blog buds!

Last night I met some peeps from the tri training team. Most *all* of them were on the HIM schedule so they had to do an extra loop with a longer run off the bike. We went out to Woodlane, a nice neighborhood with probably the few rolling hills you can find in our neck of the woods. I really wish I could attach a camera to my helmet to show you guys some of the things I encountered.

1. Horse drawn carriage with a couple my parents age strolling around.
2. Family of deer ran across the street right in front of me. Xenia this is where I could really appreciate your post, except it would have probably been my blood.
3. Big dog with the hugest balls ever ran right in front of my tri sis Gena. Poor thing had to brake hard.
4. Damn teenage boy full of testosterone in a big truck insisted on riding on my back tire hard till finally deciding to go around 3 inches from my left side. To then sit at the stop sign chatting with his friend. I had to unclip at the stop sign lower my shades and give him the eye.

Gena was beyond awesome to me. The first loop she hung back with me and had me draft her. She wanted my front tire 6 inches behind her back tire *I try not to be 6 in. from anything too long, they tend to crash into each other* Gena would tell me to listen to her gearing and follow suit when we would take hills. She also told me to start loving those hills. Once I really love them I will work with them and not against them. It made sense, the more I continue to fear the hills and let them conquer me the hills will get me every time. I told Gena for the first time it really feels like I am riding my bike. I felt like one with the road. I can't thank Gena enough for hanging back with me a loop. With all the awesome people I have encountered sharing their wealth of knowledge; all I can do is to pay it forward while continuing to let them know how much they are appreciated.

I did a 15 minute run off the bike and I felt the calves really tight with a slight burn in the quads. Not a enjoyable run but done. Today is a DOR, which I will enjoy to it's fullest because the weekend training schedule is loaded!

Shane and I were talking at the breakfast table this morning and he said we can go look at tri bikes this weekend. He will take my Baby Girl. He wants to do a super sprint tri in September just to beat my sister's boyfriend. LOL! I love when that competitive side he hides from my ego shows on him. Oh yea, might have to come off the DOR this evening and seal the deal ;-)

Thursday's Workout:

Bike 19.4 Miles (15.3mph) including 2x 8 min recovery

Run off 15 minutes (11:31)

May need to have this installed on the bike.

Some of the tri team at the track Tuesday. Tri sis Gena is to left of my Coach K who is digging in her bag o' tricks.

I have like a million chins, and don't get me started on the arms. Trying to stay positive Miz...I do however see some leg definition coming about.