I hate biking.
Hard running isn't easy, physically or mentally, but it's a fuckload easier than biking hard. I think it's just because I've been doing it longer, so I can mentally retreat while pushing myself. But biking just seems so hard for so long. It hurts and it sucks and a little part of me keeps suggesting I just slow down and stop trying. That's the worst part. I can suck up the physical difficulty for the most part. Even when the part of my quads just above the knee are burning like a disco inferno, that's not the tough part. The tough part is how mentally difficult it is to keep pushing hard. I feel like that has to get easier, or I'll never be a fast biker. And, fuck, there are tons of people who are not fast bikers. So, maybe it doesn't get easier for everyone. Maybe it won't get easier for me.
But, then again, the speed I'm going when I'm feeling this is getting faster. So, I am getting faster. My tri coach told me a few weeks ago "it doesn't get easier, you just go faster." And hey, look, he's right. I mean, he's always right, but it's still worth pointing out.
But it still sucks.
The run was glorious. I warmed up slow. Easy first mile to warm up my hips. Slightly faster second mile to shake off the dust. Come to mile three, cranked it up. Started at 9mph. Held that for half a mile, then cranked it up to 9.5mph. For the last stretch I pulled out 10mph. It felt good. I love running. Sometimes I don't like it, but I still love it.
The push ups were cake, too. I'm good at push ups.
Sky worked out with me. He was on the bike while I ran, then switched. He's been secretly working out, so there's a chance he might beat me at this triathlon. I'm going to have to be okay with that.
But if he does beat me, he said I'm literally allowed to kick his ass.
This week is a bike heavy week. That's good, considering my feelings on the bike. The more time I spend with the bike, the less shitty it will be. Familiarity breeds...um...something good. Yup.
I hate riding the bike on the trainer! It's still too cold up here to hit the roads, so I'm just putting it off as long as I can. At least a stationary bike can change the resistance up more. Hate the trainer!
ReplyDeleteAre you really that hunched over the whole ride or is this just a bad moment? If it's the former, try flattening your back out...like, a lot. It'll suck at first, but if you're riding all scrunched up like that, you're not giving your lungs a lot of space to expand...which would explain why you're out of breath a lot. You're also losing a lot of power by not using your legs to their full potential. Check this presentation out: http://www.francefrominside.com/Other-Pages/FFI%20Bike%20Posture%20web.pdf
ReplyDeleteIf you get to kick Sky's ass, I hope you have some awesome steel-toed boots. You know, get the most for your money and all.
ReplyDeleteI think if you beat him, you should get to kick his ass anyway, because as a sister, it is your duty.
I such on the bike, too. Unfortunately, I have one speed: slow! I need to drag my bike trainer up from the basement...ugh. Nice sweaty workout, you two! :)
ReplyDeleteWTF!!? What is it with the bike!? I feel the same way!!! My legs just burn and burn and I push and push and the same shit happens on the road. i ride 17 mph and if I ride too far, like 30 miles, well, then I'm slipping into the 16's. It's a muther and I hate it. I can control the run but the bike gets in my head!
ReplyDeleteI love my bike, but I find it WAY harder to push on a bike than on the run. You can coast on a bike, and you can't really running (though I did as close to that as I could yesterday). Somehow that makes it harder to make myself hurt on a bike.
ReplyDeleteI love my bike also but that is because I can spend more time on it and not really hurt. Running is very hard for me and I am totally slow!!! Of course, I am not fast on the bike either. Just call me slo mo!
ReplyDeleteYou can ride on a trainer outside in shorts??????
ReplyDeleteHoly balls that's a fast mile. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteIs Sky shrinking??
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