I decided that I'd better try out my legs this morning...oooo! Still sore from Tuesday's track work. So I just did a 20 minute recovery jog, covering 2.15 miles.
This evening I got together with my friend Kim to do the Ironman Loop through Gunlock and Veyo. Kim is a much slower rider than me, which forced me to keep it easy...exactly what I needed! I had forgotten what it feels like to just relax and enjoy the scenery! Don't get me wrong - I LOVE riding fast, too, but it was nice to change it up and just do a "fun" ride with no pressure to perform. I almost left my garmin at home so that I wouldn't feel the need to get a better time, but I didn't. Kim ended up with a flat on the Veyo hill, and we were running out of daylight, so she called for a ride and I ended up pedalling my guts out to get back to her house before dark...I barely made it! I did a total of 37 miles on the bike in 2:32:04. That last 15 miles of speedy downhill work brought my average up to 14.6 - haha! :D | 