BACK TO THE FLATS

I am doing Ironman Wisconsin in less than two months. The bike course is known for its rolling hills, so we've been training hills. A lot. Actually, it may be more accurate to say we've been training mountains because there has been nothing "rolling" about the 20-30 mile climbs we've been doing. I think my Tri-teammates get overly inspired watching the Tour de France.

But the past two weeks, we went back to doing the flats again. It was a welcome change. We did our regular ride along the San Gabriel River Trail and it felt good to be able to drop into aero position again and just stay there. Unfortunately, temperatures in the upper 90s took some of the joy out of the rides. But that just comes with the territory of living in Los Angeles.

I did witness a very serious bike accident along the trail (I didn't know the person.) Without getting too graphic, there was serious bleeding involved and I had to call the paramedics. Just another reminder to be careful out there.

Mid-week training continues to be drills; interval training Tuesday mornings; medium hills after work.