This past week, I was preparing for my first road race on Sunday. I was originally planning to do two training rides with the cycling club, but we had some sketchy weather this week. I didn't want to get caught in the afternoon thunderstorms, so I rode on my own earlier in the day. On Thursday, I cut my ride short, which was luckily a smart decision because it started raining right when I got back home!
My road race on Sunday was in Richmond, Virginia, which is about 2 hours away from where I live. Thankfully, the women's race didn't start until 12:20, so I didn't have to get up at a ridiculously early hour. It was 44 miles (actually a bit shorter) through the Virginia countryside. We had perfect race conditions, and the course was beautiful. I had a great time, and I'll post a more detailed race recap in a bit.
Other adventures I had this week was going mountain biking with a friend on Wednesday. I used to MTB, but haven't been in more than 4 years. I love it, but I only have an old, not so great MTB. Both me and my bike survived the trails, and I had a blast! On Saturday, I also went stand up paddleboarding for the first time. I bought a Livingsocial coupon for a three-hour lesson. Check out the GoPro video that I made!
Monday- 75 mins vinyasa yoga
Tuesday- cycling 21 mi, avg 18.1 mph
Wednesday- cycling 25 mi, avg 17.9 mph
MTB 6ish miles on singletrack
Thursday- cycling 12 mi, avg 18.3 mph
Friday- 75 mins vinyasa yoga
Saturday- stand up paddleboarding, 3-hr lesson
7.3 mi shakeout ride, avg 18.2 mph
Sunday- 43.5 mi road race, avg 20.8 mph
Totals
Cycling- 108.2 mi + 6 mi MTB
Running- 0
What a week! And now I am exhausted and ready to pass out. Got to get to yoga this week to stretch out those tight muscles.
My road race on Sunday was in Richmond, Virginia, which is about 2 hours away from where I live. Thankfully, the women's race didn't start until 12:20, so I didn't have to get up at a ridiculously early hour. It was 44 miles (actually a bit shorter) through the Virginia countryside. We had perfect race conditions, and the course was beautiful. I had a great time, and I'll post a more detailed race recap in a bit.
Other adventures I had this week was going mountain biking with a friend on Wednesday. I used to MTB, but haven't been in more than 4 years. I love it, but I only have an old, not so great MTB. Both me and my bike survived the trails, and I had a blast! On Saturday, I also went stand up paddleboarding for the first time. I bought a Livingsocial coupon for a three-hour lesson. Check out the GoPro video that I made!
Monday- 75 mins vinyasa yoga
Tuesday- cycling 21 mi, avg 18.1 mph
Wednesday- cycling 25 mi, avg 17.9 mph
MTB 6ish miles on singletrack
Thursday- cycling 12 mi, avg 18.3 mph
Friday- 75 mins vinyasa yoga
Saturday- stand up paddleboarding, 3-hr lesson
7.3 mi shakeout ride, avg 18.2 mph
Sunday- 43.5 mi road race, avg 20.8 mph
Totals
Cycling- 108.2 mi + 6 mi MTB
Running- 0
What a week! And now I am exhausted and ready to pass out. Got to get to yoga this week to stretch out those tight muscles.
