Subject: RE: 5.8.17 Monday Morning! I surprised myself on my bike ride this morning. I have a 30 km route that I did in the mornings. Last fall after doing a Bike focused training plan for 3 months I was hit average paces between 20.3 MPH and 20.8 MPH. I was trying to break 21.0 MPH but never was able to do it. over the winter I have been seeing my pace fall. I have been pushing harder and harder and see slower and slow times 919.6-20.1). This morning I desired to pace myself like I did in my 5K race on Saturday. My watch read my first 5 minute split at 19.7 MpH, then I got a 20.1, then a 20.0, then another 20.1, then with just over 2 miles to go I hit a 21.1. Hmm??? that can't be right. Well stay about 21 MPH for the next two miles and and find out. So I pushed it really hard for the last two miles keeping over 21 MPH the who way. The final average was 21.3 MPH. I was pretty happy with that. My 1 mile brick off the bike started with jello legs. IT was the first time I had felt jello legs in about 10 years. I knew I had a good bike ride. The run was fine too. It only took about 1/3 mile to get my feel under me. It was only a 30 km ride after all. :-) . |