Of the swimming and biking, it's difficult to decide which I loath more.
Swimming: my best freestyle non-stop lap distance is 50 yards. DO NOT LAUGH. Perhaps I have genetically small lungs and heart. Perhaps I just need to keep practicing. The whole correct breathing technique is new to me as of 2 months ago and is what is causing the problems. I'm strong like horse, I just need more air.
Biking: this goes for spinning too... how am I more out of breath than on a jog? And why does my crotch have to go numb? I think biking, especially outdoors, has been ingrained in my head as a fun leisurely thing; but that's going to change quickly!
I took my new (used but loved) hybrid bike on an inaugural ride with sister Gwen and BIL Josh yesterday.
Mmmmm.... spandex......
Gwen and Josh (and their shmancy new bikes):
6.5 mile bike ride in 27 mins. and then... BRICK... followed by a 1.64 run in 16:42.
Gwen and I show how
The running was quite painful for me. 2 immediate sensations are felt on a run after a bike ride.
1: your legs feel like they are still going up and down, not forward, and 2: you feel like you are in slow motion yet somehow completely out of breath AND completely unable to make your up and down legs move forward any faster.
I like bricks though because I do love me my running. More to come on my anticipated brick improvement! (positive thoughts!)
And then, the (sweat) deluge:
Pardon the ignorance...what is a BRICK?
ReplyDeleteAnd you write really cute...and look nice in your spandex.
and you look really tired.
ReplyDeleteBrick is a triathlete term. I found a good definition online: "Bricks refer to training on two disciplines during the same workout, one after the other with minimal or no interruption in between, just as you would do in a race."
ReplyDeleteSo running after biking would be a brick... and would make your legs feel like bricks as well!