Although this week has seen a return of the low grade work-related anxiety at all hours of the day and night, I am actually feeling better this week (not only physically but mentally) after getting in some consistent training this week (not to mention cutting back the amount of cr*p food being consumed).
Mon: I had a 75mins mid-week long ride scheduled for later in the week. But knowing how cr*p this week in particular was going to be at work, I decided to take advantage of the public holiday & do it today instead which meant 3 rides in 4 days over Easter - nice! R & I left home about 7.15am & rode to the Regatta Centre to watch the joint club sprint race (Panthers, Hills, LAPD, Hawkesbury). Lovely as always to catch up with Gnome (*waves*) while watching TA race. Afterwards, R & I got back on the bikes & did an out & back along Castlereagh Rd towards Richmond. I haven't ridden that way before. But it's perfect for some efforts/intervals & for working on cadence. Finished with 1:23. 34.5k. 24.9k/h av. AvHR 148. Tired now.
This ride actually made 118km on the bike in the last 4 days; about 75% of March's total. The 10% rule is overrated if you ask me.
Tue: 2.3km swim at lunch; one of my longest swims in a while. Wee bit tired by the end though...
Wed: 30mins pilates
Thu: what was supposed to be a 2.1km swim at lunch was probably a tad longer due to my goldfish-like memory when it comes to counting laps.
Fri: 1hr pilates w/ Carly
Sat: headed out on my own today for what was supposed to be a 2:15 long ride. I was feeling tired after a long week at work so took it relatively easy, first heading out along the Northern Road to Luddenham before turning off & winding my way along the back (dead) roads until I got to Mamre Road at St Marys. This is a good ride for me in terms of working on speed; it's relatively flat with dead-road sections. I was averaging 24+k/h while keeping my HR at about 70% until I got to the M4 :-(
The traffic was banked up. Some of the drivers had (stoopidly) tried to drive up the inside / breakdown lane to get past the traffic, leaving no room to ride past. So I had to unclip one foot & push myself for about 200m down the road between the traffic. It was passing one of these cars that I heard the reason for the traffic; a group of cyclists had been hit by a truck (after getting home I learnt that it had been a fatality). I have heard of fatalities before of course but given that I was out on the road at the same time, and riding very close to the accident scene, this has really rattled me. It is a harsh reminder of the risks we take every time we head out the door in the morning to do something we love. Fortunately the road was blocked off & I didn't have to ride past of the site of the accident. But still it left me very shaken so I headed straight home for a cuddle :-) 2:01. 46.4k. 23.1k/h av. AvHR 141
Sun: "rest" day but no rest from triathlon. We were up at 5am to drive into the city to watch the ITU World Cup races. Spent the day sitting on the Opera House steps with some Panthers / PIS members enjoying the racing. Would love to stay up tonight to watch Paris - Roubaix cycle classic but alas I need to be up at 5am (again)..
MTD:
Swim - 4.4k
Bike - 165.1km
1 comment:
Yes, that was a terrible accident. Awful that you were cycling when you came across it. One can't be too careful when riding on the road.
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