TRI Week 05: Thursday 3/2 - Spinning March 2, 2006
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Cycling, Chico CA, Training Stats , trackback"Three bottles in, nothing but perspiration out."
Context
City, State: Chico, CA.
Location: Chico Sports Club.
Course: Spinning Room.
Terrain: Mixed.
Time: 01:40:00.
RPE: 7 (hard-heavy)
HRR: 154-174 (Aerobic High)
HR(avg.): unknown.
Thursday, March 2, 2006
The Spinning Class
- Sprints
- "Sits", "Stands", and others …
- Lots of 2's and some 3's positions
- Push-ups or sit-ups (yeah)
- 10 minutes - Easy-to-Moderate flats.
- 30 minutes - Intervals: 4 minutes at 1 minute a piece, w/1 minute recovery: seated hill, standing climb, jumps (4 count), push-ups or sit-ups.
- 9 minutes - Standing run endurance challenge.
- 26 minutes - Endurance ride on flats.
- 25 minutes - Sprint and speed work (110 rpm).
Synopsis
- Upshot: I'm feeling so ready for this!
- Downside: I'm a little tired b/c I went out last night.
- What I'm most proud of: I trooped the whole thing! Booyah!
- What I would do differently: Drink my Cytomax first, then follow with water. I was HUNGRY with only 20 minutes to go.
Overall
Three bottles in, nothing but perspiration out. It was a great workout!
Well, I've been telling Sam that "Drinking Season" is over. I had myself a couple of beers early this week, but am aware that I can't be sucking down the booze with training season upon me! Despite that, I'm still down to go out and have a good time!
Last night, I went to my favorite Wednesday night bar, Panama's. (I know, I know. Who goes to a bar on Wednesday?) Well, knowing I was going to go, I started downing water at 4 pm, including a Cytomax drink and a multivitamin at around 7 pm. Come 10 pm, I met up with my regular Wednesday night crowd and I had one strong "tea." That was good. I was relaxed, maybe even tipsy. I contemplated another, but then caught myself thinking about my spinning class at 5 am the next day, and how I really still want to try for at least the 65 mile course of the Wildflower ride. Then, I was thinking about how hungry I was (again and already). I also thought about how I didn't want a headache, and how I'm a lightweight drinker now. (This has been especially bad since I've lost weight, I'm quick to get drunk. I used to be able to drink people under the table. Now, it seems that I'm sliding under the table with only one drink in me. Yikes!)
All of these things were a new experience to me. Usually, I'm a "throw caution to the wind" kind of gal when it comes to fun. And here I was, thinking about how I really didn't want to miss my 5 am spin class, because I really want to do at least some part of the Wildflower course.
That wasn't the only first of the night. This is a strange place to discuss this, as all of you are athletes and know better than I do! But … did I yet mention that I quit smoking? I mean, really truly quit. Not that "Oh, yeah, I quit–except for when I'm drinking or with other smokers" bullshit you often hear "ex-"smokers say. (For the record, I have never called myself a non- or ex-smoker since I started smoking in the first place.) But, I think I might be able to label myself an ex-smoker, now. (Cool!) I even went outside with my smoking friends and didn't have the slighest desire to light up. I was even (proudly) able to say to one of my friends who offered up a cig, "No, thanks. I quit."
"I quit." That's so odd. No longer, "I'm trying to quit," or "I'm quitting." Just, "I quit." It's probably the only think I'm happy to be a quitter of, haha! I'm just glad that I'm getting to that place where I can go out, have fun, but not sacrifice my well-being in the process. I woke up this morning without the headache, the achy chest, the raw throat, nor the ash-breath.
Such a simple, yet significant, thing.
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