Discovering New Trails

Went swimmin' yesterday. Bought some hand-pulls for triathletes. Shew, I feel like I'm doing pull-ups w/ every stroke. Felt pretty cool and totally got my mind off of breathing under water. I am not kidding. If you think I'm talking about the smaller yellow hand-pulls, uh-uh, think again. My catch definitely got the idea. Did a little ab work after my swim. After all, my running legs are getting time off. 

Guess what! We had a group ride last night. One of our biking coaches showed us a way to go from Chatfield to Deercreek. Deercreek is an awesome place to train if you come to Denver. Chatfield is okay, too. Close to the house, but Deercreek has some steep climbs & descends if you have to work in town and don't have time to go to the mountains. "Ya got 'em at Deercreek," and can be at the office by 8 a.m. 

I can now ride from my house to Deercreek. Ahhh, Bliss! Last night we had wind. Front coming in, of course... they say our biggest storm yet. It's spring. CO and snowstorms go hand-in-hand. 

Group ride was a blast. I didn't notice the wind. I was chatting w/ a teammate and trying to learn how to ride a road-bike w/out using my hands... ya know, how they cross the finish line? That's how. She was showing me. I totally forgot a/b the fact that running was "on hold." I forgot about the wind I was facing. She and I focused on high cadence. We talked a/b triathlon, transitions, fueling the body during a race, and all sorts stuff. I am stoked. 

My new group is inclusive, interested in how each teammate is doing in their race. This is important. If you're unhappy and not learning, change! I am learning the things I didn't know and was paying hard earned money to discover. 

So, w/ a tiny halt in running... I am loving biking and even swimming. I do not like injury, still! I wanna run!!! It's my nature. To borrow a comment from a coach last night, "It is what it is." 

Happy Training,

Christy