This is what the day looked like this morning when I took my bike outside to start my 2 hour bike training session. I would have like it to be a touch earlier, if only because I knew it was going to be pretty bright and hot by the time I got to my run.
When I first started out this morning, I was really the only cyclist on the road. I didn't see any others until I was maybe 45 minutes in. With the really nice weather this morning I was expecting a lot more cyclists on the road when it was still darker.
By the time I was half way in to the ride though, the number of cyclists on the road was crazy. A lot of people get out and ride their bikes here in Austin. With varying levels of expertise and experience. I saw a lot of singles and pairs, and people just in regular clothes, and also a lot of groups - both out for a ride and out for training.
I got quite a ways out there before I turned around and headed back in.
And probably the best part of all of this is that the route I'm taking now is giving me more hill work than the race route. Awesome!
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| My Route on Parmer |
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| The Toyota US Open Route |
Of course, all of that flatter terrain just means that I'll feel the wind more.
All in all, it was a pretty nice ride this morning.
The run didn't go as smoothly, but mainly because my legs were pretty beat by then - even though I had tried to make a conscious effort to save some power for the run.
I was really so worn out at this point that I couldn't keep my heart rate down. If I walked briskly it dropped down to HR Zone 2 and might hover near 3, but the moment I put any speed on at all, even a slow jog, it just went up and up.
So my run was really a lot of alternating jogging and walking.
Follow the red line for super fun heart rate times. And check out that awesome hill work I'm putting in.
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| Overall elevation change of 197 feet |
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Overall elevation change of 62 feet here (minus the big drop at the end)
Ha ha! Take that Dallas! Hill Country has got you beat in the hill department!
Overall this wasn't bad either. I got to 5 miles, which I wasn't expecting to happen. I just need to work on my leg endurance for these longer bricks.
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