Switched up the weekend workouts this week because of the rain. 1.5 hour rain run (about 10 miles) on Saturday morning up in Malibu, followed by a 2.5 hour nap, then hit the pool for about an 1 hour to get in 2,500 yds of swimming drills. Sunday...woke up late and almost decided not to go biking. Correctly, got myself out of bed and rushed down to Santa Monica to meet up with some staff/mentors on the team for a 3 hour casual bike ride (Amalfi loop, Santa Monica, Playa Vista) or 42 miles. I had a fall again, but this was because I forgot to switch down my gears going up a massively steep hill. Once I realized that my biking was not moving up and I couldn't pedal anymore, physics ran its course and I tipped to the side. Adam and Foof fixed my bike seat and I was off for more...oh the joys of bikeriding! I am also GLAD that my team waited for me since I got down to Santa Monica super late...once again, do I need to reiterate what a great team this is? One for all, all for one! It would have sucked if I had to ride 3 hours alone - readers, don't try this at home.
DEDICATION OR STUPIDITY? You judge - I couldn't fall asleep Friday night for some odd reason and didn't past out until 5 AM (laid in bed for 2.5 hours). I woke up 1.5 hours later for our Saturday workout. And I only got 5 hours of sleep the night before my Sunday practice. Anyhow, I need to work on this "sleeping" concept. Geez.
Some other notes from this week: swimming is going along well, but I am still working on my stroke. I am trying to shorten the recovery part of my stroke so that my hand is grazing the water instead of doing a full arm motion. Brad, one of our coaches, noticed that on Thursday at the coached pool session, so I tried to work on that on Sunday. It's getting there, but still to add in everything else.
This week, I started to focus more on getting enough food in me instead of dieting. I realized that I care more about having energy on training/raceday as opposed to feeling lighter. Nevertheless, my body does not tolerate greasy foods as well as it used to (i.e., I tried to eat half an order Bon Chon chicken on Thursday and I felt bloated 3/4 of the way through. Last year, I could down double that order, no problem.).
I also hit up Performance Bike on Sunday for some extra water bottle holders for the back of my seat. Now, I can carry enough liquids for at least 4 hours of riding without having to stop at an aid station.
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