3leggeddog

I’ve discovered recently that the first 10 or so miles of a ride really sucks. It’s the time when I think, “Go home, you can’t do this” or “This sucks, go home” or several other things. I’ve had to learn to ride through it and to keep going, but I’m curious if others out there have the same problem. I know of only one other person that does and it’s someone I ride with. We’ve talked about it and I was grateful to know she felt the same way. Once I/we get past the 8 to 10 mile mark, I/we start to enjoy the ride.

Anyway….just wondering if you have the same issue when you start your workout.

Also noticed that I’ve lost quite a bit of cardio fitness since I’ve been sluglike the last few months. At one time, a heartrate of 172 was still relatively comfortable…I mean, it was still tiring, but I knew I could hit 180 to 182 for a short time without dying. Yesterday, though, I was sucking wind at 172 and it really made me mad. I read somewhere that an elite athlete who takes a 2 week break will require up to 4 weeks to regain the same fitness level they had when they took a break. Guess this means it’ll only take me 5 weeks.

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 05/06/2008
• Time: 17:47:00
• Total Time: 1:26:52.00
• Average Heart rate: 155
• Max Heart rate: 172
• Calories: 1373
• Distance: 20.8 miles
• Average Speed: 14.37 mph
• Max Speed: 25.8 mph
• Average Cadence: 83
• Max Cadence: 126

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