Run Bike Run

RUN 15 mins 1.6 miles 9:20 m/m

BIKE 55 mins 16 miles

RUN 20 mins 2.4 miles 9:05 m/m

Whoop! First workout like this and I didn't realize until later in the day just how much I ran. Met TH at New Town for her post-Muncie 70.3 Saturday workouts. Kinda jellin' over her coach giving her workouts. Like RM's online coach, there's a sense of accountability that I like. But I'm not ready for that. Yet. ?

The first run took my by surprise, I was geared up to bike first. I was happy to run! And happy to run, but it felt harder to me that it probably was. And TH has a nice fast cadence. 

It was windy out and TH had a plan to ride into the wind outbound, so instead of the NT route we rode out towards St Peters. The tall corn (when did that happen?!) and a bank of trees deflected some of the wind, but I happily pulled the way out. I hadn't ridden on this road since.... 2014? I have memories of riding with PS's group, with Mary and Jim and Dale many years ago. We rode these flats fast and fun. And now after a long gap, I'm back! Bee 2.0 

The ride home gave me my first opportunity for that beloved zzzzzttt-click into the Big Ring. Ooooh that tailwind was nice, quiet, and I followed TH back to NT. After the turn around at the S-curve I had some fears that I wouldn't be able to keep up with her. Push push and push, got on her back, but not too close as I'm still feeling out my response time in aero. Oohh felt so good.

The numbers are perfect because they include the short rides in and out of the NT complex, and I didn't start the inbound lap right away, but the outbound ave'd 16.1 mph and the inbound ave'd 20.7. Wheee! And all had the same HR. Interesting. 

Then the second run, again it seemed like it was a hard effort for me. I missed the outbound part of this run, but caught it at the turn around. My HR was up and down, ave'd 142. But my cadence was great at 174 average. 

I want more like this!