A Wicked Training Day

So yesterday was my big training day to catch up on everything that I have missed this week.

I hit the pool and started with 200m kick and then went right into my timed swim. I knew I wanted to get my time down so I made a conscious effort to really more fast and efficiently and get a good, quick push off the wall at every turnaround. I knocked a full minute off of my time! I did the 350m swim in 9:20! Only 1:20 to go and I have reached my swim time goal! Yay! After practicing a few flip turns and getting in about 300m of cooldown I was off to the gym.

It was way too cold to train outside yesterday so I had to do my bike and run inside. I sat on the spin bike for half an hour and then went straight to the treadmill for a quick 15 minute run. I was really excited that I didn't get that feeling of dead legs off the bike. It may have been because I was only on a spin bike but I am hoping that I feel the same way on race day.

After everything I felt tired but strong. I know that if I keep on working really hard I can get all of my times down and be more comfortable throughout the entire race.

When I got home I made dinner for Dave and I (he was at baseball practice) and cleaned the house a bit. When Dave came home he had the best surprise for me! A new set of wheels for my crappy road bike frame along with a new cassette and new brakes! He put it all together for me and everything works! The only thing we have left to do is clean up the bike a bit, run the brake cables and get some new bar tape and I am ready to ride! I have to admit that I am getting nervous about getting on the road bike for the first time. It feels like such an awkward position and I am so scared of crashing. I think I will definitely have to get used to it.

Talk to you soon!

Steph

PS. I will post a picture of the bike as soon as I get the chance.