Okay, enough of the leg porn in my last post. I was getting tired of looking at that bloated picture. My apologies to the offended.
Last Saturday, I totally smoked up the hills in my last long training ride before tomorrow's climb to Perkins Tower at Bear Mtn, NY (1200 ft over 5 miles). My friend Jay and I did about 35 miles of ups and down, and my legs didn't feel weary at all as in previous rides.
It's probably due to my obsession with doing hill intervals on the LifeCycle at the gym for the past six weeks. And I do mean almost every day of the work week. Started out at level 13, upped it methodically (and painfully) over the days and now I've tapped it at level 22, all with an RPE of 17-18. Tour de France, here I come! :-)
It's a rest day today and I've taken the day off for a doc appt and to watch the kids while mommy's taking an important nursing certification test. Tons of stuff to do around the house, though. Mowing the lawn, laundry, staining the deck, cleaning the garage, etc-- whoopie (sigh). I just hope it'll be beneficial to my endurance. :-)
Chore on!
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