Well it’s been a little while since my last post so here goes.....
One thing I need to admit to first is......well......I’m afraid I have.....it’s a little embarrassing I know but I am the proud owner of a white pair of shoes. They say with white shoes comes great responsibility & the wearer of these shoes must shoe extreme power at all times.......!!!
Well leaving the bling for the moment, I have been a little on & off with my training lately. My legs were showing some signs of a little fatigue so I decided to take a few extra rest days in between my schedule. Over the last couple of weeks my legs have recuperated nicely & I feel much better for it too, so today was a big day for me (even though I messed up with my Garmin & may need to do another visit to get more timings). I woke up this morning planning on a long ride today, opened up my facebook page to see an invite from the Master & The Dr to attempt 'Edge Hill' (x2 loops) now for those in the know Edge Hill is not for the faint hearted novice like myself...... but I took up the challenge & road into work to meet the guys guy's for our unstructured ride. We set off & started our first loop as we got closer I suddenly had a vision back to 2005 from when I last attempted Edge Hill (which was on a mountain bike & failed miserably), any we started to climb the base element & stayed with the guys until the gradient started to ascend & I could feel my heart starting to race higher & higher & my speed get slower & slower...!! The guys went on further into the distance but I was determined to do this, gritted my teeth & persevered. My lungs felt on fire & I was out of the saddle pushing forward, then back in the saddle this was the way it was going to be all the way up the ascent..... Finally at the top I had conquered my challenge, but turned to Steve & said that I wouldn't be doing a second loop as I was so tired, he assured me that by the time we got to the base again I would be in great shape to make a second go of it. I was starting to recover & decided to take on the demon hill again, (with much surprise to myself) found by the time I was at the top found the second run a little easier.
So not only did I conquer my demon of 'Edge Hill' but I climbed whipped its backside into the distant past..... Also twice in the same day plus in a short period of time too. Happy you bet I am :D
So it looks like my training is getting better & that I will be able to wear my white shoes with honour......
Overall my endurance training is paying off, I may be a little slower overall but can do much longer distance. I will incorporate some threshold phases back into my schedule now to inprove my top end limits again so I'll keep you posted.
That's me done for another blog see everyone here again soon :D
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