A lot of firsts last week: first ride outdoors since I got hit by a car six weeks ago, first ride with a road bike this year, first ride with my new gir's carbon ride.
It all came back to me – what I love about the sport of cycling and triathlon. There's nothing better than the speed and thrill on the road.
Began easily, as I am known to usually do, with a 6 hour ride on sunday. Great fun. Didn't even let the 17-meter-per-second-wind gusts ruin my day.
Next day, I had to try my triathlon/TT bike. WOW. Can't beat the feeling, cruising down the road at 45kph. 55kph sure feels good too, but that's a little harder for me to sustain...
But, after, initally, two weeks of inactivity, then three weeks of indoor cycling on the bike trainer, I must reiterate what I have always been saying: the indoor bike trainer just isn't the same as riding outdoors. It's just too easy on your legs. Great cardiac training, sure, but not enough strain for the legs.
Now, I will have to ride lots and lots of miles to find my legs. And then, there's this thing of me needing to get back to swimming too.
Last week was a good start. 20h15mins, of which 17h15 mins cycling and 3h running. More. More. More.
The first race of the season in Barcelona is coming up awfully fast. I have only one week of running since the crash, and no speed work.
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