Duxford Girl

Sometime a day off is the best course of action because today I woke up with renewed energy (actual sun was a bonus too). About a year and half ago, I wiped out on my bike and bent some parts (the bike's parts, I was mostly fine). It was nearly ski season so I parked my bike in the garage where it sat until a week or so ago owing to the fact that I had no desire to ride while hugely pregnant. I got it back from the shop on Wednesday and was finally able to go for a ride tonight:

http://www.shape.com/fitness/sports/training_triathlon_week_1_thursday

It was a quick 20 minutes. Cycling is going to be my strongest event in the tri and if I hadn't had to get home to look after the baby while ES went out to the observatory I would have gone for a much longer ride. Because it's been such a long time since I rode, it was like Christmas looking through all my gear. I'd forgotten that I owned certain things (like rain gear). It won't be difficult to get back to a decent fitness level on my bike but I'm a bit too cautious about my speed right now. That needs to change in a big hurry because as it stands, I'm basically bringing an SUV to a Formula One race. Since it's a “Tri-It” triathlon, I suspect that I won't be the only one with a heavy commuter bike instead of a $12,000 race bike. If I make a habit of this triathlon stuff, I will be investing in a race bike (but probably not that expensive of one).