Love on Wheels

Yesterday's workout was the hardest I'd worked in ages, and my body felt it today. Still finished today's 95 k ride with the Ottawa Bicycle Club, though....Now I'm sitting on the bed, and it's 8:18 and I'm wondering whether I'll make it to 9 pm awake.

I started thinking about transferable skills on today's ride. I have been on my bike around half as much as Sarah leading into this tour, and I'm really banking on having some transferable skills to pull me through. There are the big ones:

From ultimate I have learned how how to eat properly to keep me going for a whole day of activity, and I know what my body craves to get it ready for the next day (i.e. pasta and meat sauce).

From climbing volcanoes, I know that I can keep going all day, as long as I eat properly and go at my own pace, but I will burn out quickly if I get sucked into going faster than I'm comfortable.

Less critical, but still important when you're getting dressed for a bike ride, from figure skating I know that I am comfortable in spandex. :)

Liz

PS. It's 9:18 and I'm still awake, thanks to a planning call with Sarah. It feels like some sort of victory....