GAME ON!

Okay so a little training update. Ruts are good. This week has been crazy. I dont know where the hell this fitness has come from....but i am scared. haha. I just hope i am not getting ahead of myself. I am pounding out these silly workouts and recovering like a 12 year old. its weird. It goes to show you that time OFF is good. it gives your body a break. it allows you to break through to the next level. I am there. my cycling is scary. i feel so good ....i am so PUMPED to ride on the rode...i haven't gotten outside yet. Its still been cold and nasty...but when i get out there, i am really excited to see how this indoor work has paid off. I dont want to seem cocky-or self absorbed--please dont take it like that. I am just really happy that i have broken through. I was really bummed a few weeks ago...going through that winter rut--and i know you have been there-which is why i am writing about it. i hope that i can give you some hope--if you are there right now--please believe you will work through it. YOU WILL break through too. just keep at it and keep working hard and listen to your body.

Cycling is like my crack. haha. i just love it so much. i love the feeling you get when you feel strong. when you are doing intervals and hammering it out and sweating all over the place and your heart is pumping and i get goose bumps and i feel stronger and stronger with each interval and your cadence is high and you just close your eyes and see the road and see the finish line. i cant explain it. i am weird. i must be. i had this moment today in the heat of my cycling class....mid interval...at my LT...cranking...the music was pumping...and you look around the room and you are there with all these other people and everyone is struggling and sweating and panting and the sound of the wheels spinning on the trainers just resonates through the room and i am just so happy....smiling...singing in my head...rippin it. yes it is beautiful and i dont care if you think i am weird. i am really happy that i have something in my life like that. so many people dont. those moments that i get are what keeps me coming back. its so unexplainable. its like you just keep going because you cant stop. you cant stop until the interval is over. you have to go through it and suffer but its good suffering. i may be a masochist. haha.

oh well. yesterday was speed work on the treadmill. mile repeats. my workout was: 20 min ez warm up. 10 min--alternating every 30 seconds between a 6:30-7:00 pace. (8.5, 9.0) Then 6 x 1 mile repeats at 6:30 pace (9.0) with a full recovery between each repeat.--walk .25 mile or so. then a 10 min ez cool down. it was great.

swimming today went really well. i can say now that ive come a long long way. i am eager to race. i am eager to see what all this endless pool stuff has done for my time. even if my time isnt reduced--i KNOW that ill be more efficient....haha...at least thats what my coach says. lol

okay. i need a nap. thanks for reading. i am sad that i haven't heard from any of you. i feel like ive lost my supporters. please let me know you are still out there. it sucks not hearing from you. i want to know what you are all up to. i want to know how YOUR training is going. please let me know if i can help.