Improvement Is Good
I went on a 35ish mile ride yesterday with a couple of triathlete neighbors. I did my first ride with these guys sometime in either late May or early June? And they really put the hurt on me back then. :(
Fast forward a couple months and a good number of miles. Yesterday, it was the same folks riding. Different route, but same people all of which have been training over the summer for various races. I won’t kid myself. They’re still faster riders than I am if they want to turn on the juice, but they’ve both marked a noticable improvement in my fitness compared to just a few months ago. I felt better too. Unlike my previous ride with them, I was never too out of breath and was never tempted to tell them that I was going to pack it in and head back by myself. That made me feel good. :)
The weather is crappy here and looks like it’ll be crappy until Saturday. Good thing it’s a rest week. I’m hoping the weather will be good next week. Just one big week left.