Biking

Hmm... biking... is going to be the death of me! Ok maybe not but who knew it was so hard! I mean c'mon everyone says "just like riding a bike" as a reference to being easy...I'm not doing so well. Of course, I a riding on tires that are thinner than my fingers and I haven't ridden a bike at all in 27 years (shhh don't say that out loud!)

I knew the swim would be a struggle but I had no idea biking would be this hard for me. How come I can run down the side of a rocky, rooty steep hill without hesitation but I can't ride down my street without putting the brake on??? I know that momentum is my friend on a bike but I am seriously struggling with it. I know the crash didn't help my situation and is making me overly cautious but wow somehow I have to get over it. Just not sure how.

I also know that once I finally do I'll be just fine. As I was with swimming. I fought against it and fought against it. Then I was told by far better swimmers that I was doing just fine and the next time I swam - I was! Biking is not going that way... I still know I will be fine. Just not sure what it's going to take to get me over that hump. Any ideas?

Try again!

Ok - school has to get out soon! Training at 2:40 in the morning is about to do me in! Today was supposed to be a 4 mile run - Oops - I did just 3 b/c I read the wrong day off the schedule. But I also did 45 minutes on the bike since I didn't go to the gym yesterday.

There is a guy at the gym...What a Hoot! He carries a GALLON jug with him. I said something to Koach once. He said it was probably distilled water but sometimes it's orange. Anyway, the dude seriously cracks me up to watch him. He's in very good shape but he does the thing where he does one exercise and then paces around for a bit before the next set. He's usually doing the blowing hard breathing thing too. Hmmm. Maybe that's where the term "blow hard" comes from! He's very serious about what he's doing. It's just hysterical to watch. I'm the only girl in the gym at that time. So it's not like it's peacocking behavior! And at best there are like 2 or 3 other guys. You just have to see it!