Today's ride will mark the end of the second week of the 2005 season and the second week cycling has posessed my soul. Yesterday's ride with the team was in Belgian Classic weather, cold, raining and flirting snow. Its always nice to have company for a zone 2 day in bad weather. I enjoyed a Recovery Chocolate Latte when I got home to dry and thaw out. Its still dark out now but it looks like there is a layer of snow on the roads which will challenge my discipline and my 3 mantras.
- When in doubt, ride.
- When in doubt, ride right now.
- When in doubt, ride outside.
Which are generally used to answer the internal questions I ask myselft, "Should I ride today, perhaps this afternoon, maybe on the trainer?" These questions only come up in non ideal weather. I've ridden everyday except a couple of rest days, when I actually stayed off the bike instead of the classic recover spin. I'm not sure of the whole spinning for recovery methodology, it reminds me of the classic hangover remedy of having a beer in the morning to feel better, the feeling is only temporary. I've felt really good these last two weeks, and look forward to pushing myself when the time is right
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