I managed a personal best this weekend in preparation for my upcoming 100 km ride I have planned for Saturday. I biked from Lakeside to Waverley on Sunday, a 64 km return trip!! When I arrived home, I thought, how in the hell am I going to do 100? I was tired, not exhausted, but my shoulders and legs were aching bad. I did the run in 4.5 hours, but I think if I had had longer breaks between each 20 km I would have been in better shape when I arrived home. The weather didn't help either, it was 82 degrees. I rode the trail from Lakeside to Joseph Howe Drive then took the Bedford Highway to Waverley. There were parts of the highway which had bike lanes which was a welcome surprise. It makes biking so much easier, knowing you have adequate space between you and the 2000 pound cars and trucks plummeting towards you from behind.
After today's exercise I will have over 700 km completed towards my 1000 km goal. It is really exciting knowing it is just around the corner, and I look forward to changing up my exercise regime. Pete, god bless him, started Hip Hop abs with me last night. I plan on doing this as well 6 days a week in the evening when I get home. The routine is 30 minutes in total and you break quite a sweat. We did it together last night, and trust me it wasn't pretty! but we were sweating like pigs. I am sure our coordination will improve the more times we do it, and get the moves down. I can remember being in the same boat when I started body combat classes last year. It only took a few classes and I was totally comfortable with the moves. My naturopath told me biking was great, but not enough of a work out for your core. Cross training and changing things also confuses the body and can increase your metabolism even more.
I am so looking forward to fitting in to a size 10, and going on wardrobe shopping spree when I hit it! My weight seems to be dropping top down, and I am waiting with anticipation for the middle to evaporate! My legs are coming along with the biking, but the mid section still has a way to go. Hopefully the Hip Hop abs will help take care of that.
I had an awesome bonding session with my son on Saturday, he was quite impressed with my biking accomplishments. Not so impressed with my bike however, but I agreed I will consider a more expensive ride next year once I demonstrate I will stick with it. My girlfriend at work was telling me how much easier rides are with a better bike. Not sure if that's good or bad! The more work I do, the more calories I burn.
I wish you all a fantastic day and get MOVING! Cheers! Tracey :)
