Westchester Parkway

Unfortunately this morning I needed to be at work at 10am, so I had to cut my ride short. I got up around 6:20 and checked the weather. The temperature was 58.9F, and as I watched it actually started to go down. I was glad I wore a long sleeve shirt under my jersey when I got out there in the wind! I don't think I got anywhere near the goal of a 30 mile ride, but it was nice to get out there and get my heart rate up. Biking over to the Westchester area is about 3.5 miles, which took around 15 minutes, and then I just sort of biked around the neighborhood until 8am when I met up with the team. I enjoyed the area, there are some really nice roads, and some hills that would be good to practice on. The TNT triathlete team was also meeting off Westchester Parkway. It was nice to see so many friends from work out there having a good time.

During our team meeting we went over mid week fitness, and how to pace line, which is basically riding behind someone to cut down on wind resistance. Haven't exactly practiced that yet, but hopefully in the next few practices I'll get the hang of it (and not go careening off into a bush.) Coach Dave also recommends getting 2-3 hours of some sort of cardio exercise during the week in between practices. Last week I got up early almost every day to go use the elliptical machine in our gym, and do some weight training. I've been stuck at work pretty late the past couple of weeks, so getting an early work out has been essential.

Next week-Thanksgiving! I'll be out of town and bike-less in North Carolina. I'm bringing some running shoes, so hopefully I'll be getting some exercise.