Cycle Mania

Saturday I had intended to go for a long bike ride, but the weather decided for me that I was going to stay inside. So, I hoped Sunday would treat me better...and it did! While it was a bit chilly out, I had a great 21 mile bike ride on my new bike down the Trace. It was amazing! I had not ridden longer than 17 miles, which I did almost a year ago training for my Triathlon. I did not adequately train last year, but I also did not have the right bike last year. I hope I continue to get faster and complete the 16.5 mile leg of the Tri in one hour! It is possible, I did the 21 mile ride in 1:18:37 with a pace of 3:44 min/mile and a speed of 16.03 miles/hour! I can definitely train and get to 16.5 miles an hour, no problem. You can view my progress my clicking my route. It was pretty straight and flat, which accounted for the fast time (or at least I think it is fast)!

My goal is to do one long bike ride a week. We will see how that goes, but it is a great goal to have :) That is the point of setting goals and making commitments to yourself. Make small attainable goals and they will lead to long term commitments. I have found lately that I am beginning to get in a rut. I feel as though my progress has diminished and I don't seem to "see" that I am improving. I did not post pictures from 2 weeks ago, so I have those now (they mark my 10 weeks of training). I also have my 12 week pictures to post, but I don't see any difference...

10 week photos:

My 12 week pictures:

I know I am still doing good, but I feel like I have hit a road block. I no longer see progress in my waist. I do try with more and more ab workouts, but for some reason I am not getting to my results. I realize that my diet may not be the best...not that I eat terrible. I don't eat fried food, I don't eat fast food, and I focus on fish and vegetables. I think I don't eat enough to fuel myself on workout days. That will be my new goal, a better diet. Diet doesn't necessarily mean you have to cut everything out of your life it just means eating better and eating the right foods at the right time. I hope you are doing well with your progress! Here's to the next workout! Until then...

April