The Iron Shecky

“If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.” March 15, 2014 started off like any other Spring, Saturday morning.  I had made arrangements the day before to meet Nick (an ATCer that I had ridden with the prior week that was about my pace) at Silk Sheets for a nice casual 50 mile training ride.  The weather was perfect and this would be my 3rd time outside on the bike this year.  I was super excited!  As we started, Carrie (another ATCer) pulled out of the Texaco station and was just starting her ride as well.  We agreed to start together and see where the day took us.  I definitely had more confidence than the prior week and I felt like once I got warmed up, this would be a good ride.   I started off with a very slow 3 mile warm up: 15 minutes at a little over 11mph.  The rest of the workout was supposed so be nice and steady. 5 minutes each at an RPE of 7, 7-8, 8, 8-9 and then a rest interval of 5 minutes...

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential. Winston Churchill January -  Snowy Hill Repeats 2014 arrived with holiday weight gain and a severe lack of motivation.  I hired a coach to get me through Ironman and it was a new year; I had a fresh start.  It took a few weeks, but I finally decided to get back to it.  I was still in physical therapy, so there was very little swimming, but I hit the roads on foot and I hit the trainer in my living room. Swim - 3297 yards Bike - 10 hrs 5 min Run - 30.26 miles February -  Once I had a few weeks of training down, I actually wanted to get going.  The tri club had an official cycling challenge for February, so I spent a good deal of time on the bike and the trainer.  I was told my trainer selfies weren't good enough, so I tried to come up with some creative ways to keep myself motivated.  I think I did a decent job!   My run was finally pick...