This was a demanding week. Lots going on at school Monday and Tuesday. Then things picked up for the end of the week with the skatepark, high school dance and presenting on wikis at the Apple iSan Summit in Tokyo on Saturday.
I can see the effects of all that here in this photo. At just about 18k into the ride, I’m not right yet. I can see the stress in my cheeks. It wouldn’t be for another 15k before I’d start to feel like myself again.
Today’s ride was pure recovery. Usually recovery rides are reserved for those days following long days in the saddle. This recovery ride was to put those late nights of preparation, planning, and graduate school into perspective.
Oddly I thought I’d feel worse. I thought my upper body might be tight and my legs weak. I expected to look down at my speedo and see something depressing like 32kph that I couldn’t get past. In spite of my mental readiness for pain and suffering I actually felt pretty good and sat on my normal speeds, relished in having to push against headwinds and went out of my way to find some good climbs. Even this close to the ocean I got in over 200m of climbing in my short 40k journey.
What I see in this photo is that I need to figure out a way to get out at least 3 times per week and I can’t over commit myself like I did over the past week. Once in awhile this much stress is probably unavoidable but in the long run it just isn’t good. Praise Jah for cycling to turn things around.
Posted On: Sunday, October 5th, 2008
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