So, what have I been up to?
Not too much, really. I did try
cyclocross—that is one crazy sport! I’ve
done two races now and wow, it has definitely shown me my bike handling skills
could use some work (especially in the mud, which I already knew I was afraid
of). It has certainly been a blast,
though. Not sure how far I’ll pursue it,
I almost feel like I SHOULD like it more than I do, but on the other hand I do
have a really fun time so..who knows. If
nothing else, it has been a great little experience trying something new for
now.
Otherwise, trying to maintain some level of fitness, running
and biking a as much as I can during the week without doing anything
crazy. The time change (and shorter days
overall) has been making it difficult, and now it’s just plain cold! Luckily, I can deal with it running as long
as I can find a time to go during the day, and there’s always the trainer ;)
Officially signed up for the Seattle half marathon, so that’s
good to have something “coming up.” I’m
pretty happy with my run right now, I think it’s definitely my strength so
figure I may as well try to work on that with the half coming up.
I’ve also gone and finally done all the testing at Cycle
Science Training—just waiting for my official “results” report. VO2 and lactate on the bike and the run, max
watt, max cadence, FTP…all sorts of stuff.
From just the raw data I saw I’m pretty happy with the numbers, but
honestly the coolest part has just been seeing all these things being applied
and really understanding what various things correspond to (oh, went anaerobic,
oh yes, that’s exactly the moment where my legs died). They are also super knowledgeable and
explained the biomechanical/chemistry behind things which I found really
interesting as well. Overall, a great experience. Just want to see all the final data now! :)
