Saturday I had a 2.5 hour bike in my plan that wasn't too easy or too challenging. Since my car was in the shop, there wasn't really a way for me to get out to Barrington or Morteum Arboretum so I decided to ride on the trainer at Train Chicago Studios.
Shaun set me up on the Wildflower 70.3 course in California. I was a bit nervous, but I think it was the exact course I needed to ride. I needed 10 minutes warm up in zone 1, then 45 minutes in zone 2 and then an hour in zone 3 and 30 minutes in zone 4. Yes, if you do the same math I did (after being on the bike already for 55 minutes, this doesn't add up to 2.5 hours). So I cut it short in zone 3 and frankly couldn't even get up to zone 4-- even when going 36+ mph...
Anyway, this course isn't really too tough after training so much for Wisconsin. It's about 1/2 the elevation and a course I might consider doing in the future.
After my ride, I went back home via the El and did three loads of laundry including my duvet cover (that I still haven't managed to put back on my duvet. It's Monday.) and watched some bad TV and napped. I haven't napped like that in AGES. I set my alarm for 3 o'clock to get up and shower and get ready for an early movie with MB.
He picked me up around 4:15 and we went up to Evanston (our favorite theatres!) for "Elysium". It was a pretty good movie.
Shaun set me up on the Wildflower 70.3 course in California. I was a bit nervous, but I think it was the exact course I needed to ride. I needed 10 minutes warm up in zone 1, then 45 minutes in zone 2 and then an hour in zone 3 and 30 minutes in zone 4. Yes, if you do the same math I did (after being on the bike already for 55 minutes, this doesn't add up to 2.5 hours). So I cut it short in zone 3 and frankly couldn't even get up to zone 4-- even when going 36+ mph...
Anyway, this course isn't really too tough after training so much for Wisconsin. It's about 1/2 the elevation and a course I might consider doing in the future.
After my ride, I went back home via the El and did three loads of laundry including my duvet cover (that I still haven't managed to put back on my duvet. It's Monday.) and watched some bad TV and napped. I haven't napped like that in AGES. I set my alarm for 3 o'clock to get up and shower and get ready for an early movie with MB.
He picked me up around 4:15 and we went up to Evanston (our favorite theatres!) for "Elysium". It was a pretty good movie.
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