The Long "Inside" Ride...

Today I had my long ride on the wind trainer. It was 2 hours and 15 minutes. Next week its 2 1/2 hours, then the following week it's 3 hours...

I can't remember the last time I had a ride that long on the wind trainer, or if I'd ever had an indoor ride that long. If I did, it would have been 15 - 20 years ago.

To get ready I took my time and set everything up perfectly. I put the bike close to the bed with a rubber mat under the bike. I put my water bottles, TV remotes, cordless phone and newspaper on the bed beside me. I pumped up the tires, set the tension on the trainer, got a towel and put a movie in the DVD. I was ready...

All in all it was a good ride. I kept the heart rate between 120 - 130 bpm. Afterward I had a good stretch and some protein powder and raisins. I could definitely tell I had a good workout... and this is just the beginning of the schedule...I hope my body can keep up.

Tomorrow is a swim and a long run. Tonight is Pizza night!

I was looking at the future weeks training schedule and "boy" does it get harder...3 hour bike rides then a 30 minute brick run...and that's 12 weeks before the race. I can only imagine what the weeks leading up to the race will be like.

When I think about it and realize that this is just the training plan for the 1/2 Ironman, I don't want to think about what my training plan for the full Ironman will look like.

"It's best not to think about it right now".