B the Bike

Last night I was the Bike’s B*tch.  When I began my ride I immediately felt off pace and my hamstrings quickly felt the pain.  Hmmmm, in previous rides it took awhile to feel the pain.  After about 10 minutes I hit my stride and the ride was going all right.

Then it was time for high speed low gear intervals.  I felt good during my first set.  My legs were moving quicker than they had in a long time.  Sweat poured off of me as I swiftly cranked the gears and then settled into a slow pace for a short recovery time.  Life was good.

With five minutes of pedaling at travel speed under my belt it was time for the second set of intervals.  Before attempting the first high speed stint my legs were hurting.  The second set of intervals nearly killed me, but I managed to survive.

I continued my journey at traveling speed for 15 minutes before doing my high resistance intervals. 

Unfortunately at this point in the ride my mind was all over the place.  I wasn’t focused, my performance was unimpressive and it took great effort just to keep going.  I didn’t have my goal in front of me last night and it compromised the quality of my exercise.  There is a lesson to be learned.

With five minutes left to ride I hit my stride.  I focused, found my inner Kung Foo and then the ride was over.  Go figure.  After a terribly hard ride I ended feeling like I could have continued the journey.