Saturday, April 18, 2009

Lesson Learned #1

My journey on the training for the Hotter Than You Know What continues. I have learned many things over the past 2 1/2 months. Let me list them for you in no particular order.

  1. The chef that writes my training program is a veteran cyclist so he writes the work-outs to reflect that experience. I on the other hand am a rookie and these work-outs are killing me!
  2. Any amount of time on the rollers is a pain in the ass...10 minutes or 2 hours...it is still a pain in the ass. Rollers are satin!
  3. Any amount of time on the bike in the wind is a pain in the ass...10 minutes or 2 hours...it is still a pain in the ass! The wind is satin!
  4. Remember to clip out when you come to a stop sign. If you are a rookie go ahead and clip out on both sides just for good measure.
  5. Remember that just because you have clipped out on both sides doesn't mean that you still won't fall over.
  6. Ducks will scare the crap out of you and make you fall over and wreck. Yes ducks!
  7. If the ducks do make you wreck and you still have 30 minutes left of your work-out you just wipe the blood off and keep going. You will be OK!
  8. Don't eat chalupas right before you go out on a bike ride. You will deeply regret it!
  9. You will get giant thunder thighs which make you have to buy bigger shorts for the summer.
  10. It is good to keep lifting weights cause it makes you stronger still. You can be tortured by a chef with the bike work-outs and by the devil in Keller and you won't die!
  11. On a more positive note...I love my bike. I can ride it for hours day after day and my knee does not hurt. It only gets stronger.

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