End of June is Coming too Soon

Wow, two more days in the month of June, I cannot believe it. It seems like just yesterday that I was posting my May stats.

I am still getting used to the new bike, however I must say that I love riding it. I am not 100% comfortable on it yet, but the thrill is all good. Aero position is coming along quite well, I am still a little shaky going around turns though. I am also surprised at the amount of vibrations it picks up from the road. Coming from a mountain bike, where I feel very little, to a tri bike where its like I feel every crack, it can be a little nerve racking.

When I was getting fit, I remember a video getting played, from a cycling race in Belgium. These guys were riding on cobblestone for part of the race. While I didn't think much of it at the time, looking back, holy crap! Its amazing these guys could even see straight after all that!

I have two more days to run, and in all honesty, the running is getting me frustrated. My runs recently have been horrible. I ran today, and felt good heading out, my legs didnt cramp up, I made sure to hydrate, but at about mile 1 (thats right, mile one...) muscles in my legs stopped working. I know now what was happening, well, I believe I do that is. I have never really warmed up before running. I shut the door behind me, and hit the ground running... literally.

This is where I see the utmost value in having a coach. Its the stupid things that I do, that an experienced athlete could point out and tell me it was dumb, before actually doing it. Knowing this mistake has assisted in other ways though. Amy had a great run today, she made sure to warm up before her run, after hearing of my pains. I have learned my lesson, and plan warm ups in the future. I also need to work on stretching, thats another area that I heve never liked doing.

All in all, I am happy with my stats in cycling this month, but do feel disappointed with my run. I was really hoping to beat my milage from last month. In a way, I guess I have, because last month I didnt run. I considered the elliptical my run, but totalled 37 or 38 miles, thats somethign I wont be beating this month, well, it will be close..

I will post my totals at the end of the month, and we shall see what my run totals turn out to be.