First long ride outside and mini brick of the season

OK, so did you guys see the snow swall this afternoon- what’s up with that!?!?!?  I digress…

Today I did my second outside ride of the season ( the first was an 11 mile ride 3 days ago).  I rode 30 miles at a pretty slow pace, but did do some pick ups between stops.  I then ran 2 miles immediately after the ride.  All in all I’d have to say it went pretty well.  I think the trainer work was good.  I felt stronger than I did at the start of last year, so that is good.

It was pretty cold though.  I was chilled to the bone.  It seemed like it was warm when we started.  The sun was out it was quite lovely.  Then the wind picked up and the sun went behind the clouds and it got pretty cold, especially when we had to stop and wait for a few minutes.  The run was no problem, my legs felt fine. Despite the cold, I thoroughly enjoyed being outside for my ride.

I know I should say this as a coach but, we’re human too   I don’t know how I will get back on that trainer again if the weather doesn’t warm up again.  Although, I am training for RI 70.3, my main objective is doing training rides and runs for other people this year.  So I don’t really care what pace I’m riding and running at– and I love this feeling.  I just needed a year not to be so hung up on HR, timing, miles, food, nutrition, etc… Last year was so scheduled, it feels good to be lacksidasical!