weekend outside.

Caption: Waiting for someone to fix flat.

Rode outdoors both saturday and sunday. It was a bit cool in the high 20's low 30's but sunny and clear. Overall not too bad.

It's been a couple of week since I was put on rest and it's ok to start riding again albeit easy,easy. I feel surprisingly strong given how goofed up I've been. It is getting hard to hold back I am so eager to uncork it to see where I'm at. Patience and discipline are defiantly the lessons to be worked on for this year.

I dug this hole by not recovering properly after the birke. I just got right on it pounding away at the bike just a couple days later and felt worse and worse. In response to poor performance I went harder. As it turns out not such a good strategy.

This year I need to work on affording recovery proper respect. Apparently it's a big deal : )

I think there is a global lesson here too. Allowing yourself to "recover" from all the efforts life offers and having the patience and discipline to respect that your mind and body need it to continue and grow is a lesson I am beginning to get aquatinted with.

Rest and recover is not laziness. It is half of the one-two punch that you need to perform well.

These guys are interesting.

sprung

It's here!!! It was 64 and brilliant sun today. People everywhere. Spring has arived in Minnesota! 4 days ago it was -4 doh!

I Cheated alittle on being grounded I went out for an east, east spin on the bike. Waaaay to beautiful to stay in. I'll take some shit over it but it's worth it.

Aditionaly the magnolia out in the front yard has buds on it! Actual greeness may not be far behind.

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bed rest

I've been put on two weeks rest. After cycling class on Tuesday the coach claimed I looked "unusually sluggish". Ouch. I talked to her after class and it would appear my half ass recovery after the berke did't quite get it.

So " no soup for you" : )

Last night I embrased my time off with a tall glass of a local porter and caught up on some tv via hulu.

I think I needed someone I trust to tell it's ok to ease off. It's very very hard to tell yourself it's ok to let go. If only temporarily.

I am on vacation and it's Friday. Watch out. Haha.

on the mend

Went out for a quick ride this afternoon and am begining to feel like my old self. The birke really took it out of me but I am starting to get my legs back! It was wet overcast and 40 today. Not perfect but not too bad. Today was one of those days where it's just good clean fun to be on the bike. I rode in shorts and knee warmers, so nice to be on the bike without a million pounds of clothes on.

It is possible that as an old guy I might need a bit more recovery than my younger teamates.

Sorry for the random unconnected thoughts.

I'm just jazzed to be on the show. Reference anyone?

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Still not recovered.

It's been a week now and I am still not very well recovered from the birke. Legs are still really sluggish and higher level efforts are really hard.  I hard climbing to max effort intervals in cycling class on tuesday and it was really hard to get into and maintain proper heart rate ranges. I went out and skied about 1:45. I had to go relatively slow to keep from blowing up. I am going to have to take it easy this next week see if I can get myself back in order. 

It's the first of march and hopefully we will see the first signs of spring soon. Not today however woke up to 1 deg F. I think by the end of the week we're supposed to be in the mid 30's. I am really looking forward to riding outside but there is still a tone of ice out there and I am really not wishing to get in a wreck.