Hello old friend

Ok, so...two things. 

1: this is the LifeCycle 9500HR. As you can see, the sitting posture on this machine is way more aggressive than newer versions. It’s way closer to the stretched out aero position of a tribike and I love it. I can’t find these in gyms anymore (because the newer versions are more upright and comfortable...blah) but I was lucky to hit the one gym that still has one. When I first got back into triathlon years ago, that I started training in the winter, I spent HOURS on this bike. Tonight was like sitting in an old friend. You know what I mean. 

2: if you know me, I have a lot of trouble with “moderation”. And getting back to training is as much about training your heart as training your muscles. The bulk of tonight’s workout was lower HR. I need to do more workouts like this. Ugh. This slow-build, “moderation” thing is gonna kill me. I want nothing more than to kick my ass on a long back ride or run. Soon, I hope.

Oh New England...

I hate a lot of things about living in New England...but there’s something about running in the last hours of the day, as the sun stretches to hold on, seeing your breath in the chill air that’s pretty awesome. 

You know, between hacking up from the cold air in the bottom of your lungs and the fact that it’s sunset at 4:30pm!!!

And for the first time in ever, I actually listened to the advice I give other folks and went for an easy 3 miler as I get back into the groove of training again. There’s this lake near me and the “loop” is a great run and provides some awesome fall views. The new ‘do is cool...but that air was COLD on my head. Guess I’ll need to grab a beanie next time! The last few days have been great since I’m back to training, doing yoga, getting sleep, meal prep’ing, getting tasks done and pulling my head out of my ass. Momentum is indeed funny thing.