Car vs Bike

So I was finally feeling good and getting some consistency into my training.

After a gorgeous ride on the Boulevard on Tues morning I was headed home to shower before work.

A car unfortunately didn't notice I was riding in front of them and they hit me from behind as they turned left into me.

Luckily I just have concussion and some bruises.  Big muscles kept my bones safe.

No riding for a month, but I can get in the pool and on the trainer in a couple of weeks.

Could have been much worse, I feel very lucky.  My helmet smashed so bad you can see the frame inside the foam.  Thank goodness for helmets.

Pool

First time in the pool for a long time.

45 min session
Gentle pool running and one 25m underwater swim

Jeff knows me

So that one little comment yesterday has been excellent motivation.  I've had a brilliant day.

After a late night watching Neil at the Austral, I woke early and commuted down to Port Melb for a cornering lesson coached by one of the racing team. 
I'm confident enough on my own, but in the drops in a bunch around a tight corner has been problematic. 
The coach was able to break things down for me and I feel a whole lot more confident now.

I raced the crit to try and put the training into practise.  Being able to go around a corner fast and safely is awesome!

I chased some breaks, did some work, held some pace and then blew up 5 mins before the finish and didn't finish in the bunch.  It's all practise.   First you get droped, then your pack fodder, then....

Gavin and Helen missed yesterday and they both were able to come around for a session.

I styled something similar to Jeff yesterday and yowsers I'm sore now.


15 deck squats

5 times through
20 box jumps
old school barbell run to shop
16kg kbell
50 OA swing
20 snatch each hand
5 LCCJ each hand

'You used to be an athlete'

That sentence will motivate me for a very long time.  Thanks Jeff for today's session, I needed it.  Thanks also for the motivation.  I'm very lucky to have you on my side.

AM
4.5km run to Smith St to get my car.   Glutes and quads cramped, felt super heavy and slow.  Actually turned my garmin off because I was disappointed with the 6+ min k's. 
So, in the spirit of accepting where I am right now,  I kept going, relaxed my face and enjoyed the familiar sensation of running on a crisp morning.  It was fantastic, I loved it.  I feel inspired to keep trying.

PM
Jeff in the park.

Aqua bag run 1.5km
20 x 16kg kb resistance band run uphill walk recovery downhill (50m)
2 x 16kg kb farmer walk 1.5km - that was a good mental test.   I found it really difficult, but again used gratitude for the fact that I was doing something I love to get me through
forearms and grips were now well and truly gone so
100 snatches each hand 10kg kb were really difficult.

Perfect session.

Kaboom and Kinglake

Sun

SKCC crit.  Not sure what happened today but I felt less than ordinary.   I started and felt fine, fast bunch this week.  I was 5th wheel and quite happy and comfortable sitting there.   All of a sudden I went to pedal, no faster, just pedalling and I went from 5th wheel to off the back and not able to get back on.
I rolled around to the finish and called it quits.  I haven't felt like that before, something was NQR.

Kinglake
Jen and I drove to St Andrews and rode the climb at Kinglake.  I felt ok doing this but something is wrong with either my glute, my bike fit or both.  My back hurt way too much, not just usual muscle fatigue and soreness either. 
I'll go back and see Skinny this week.

Rest of the Week

Thurs

JBSECT hybrid today.  I left the guys up at the Boulevard and joined David from work in a loop.  He helped me work on my pedal stroke and cadence and I worked out how to ride smoothly up the hills by shifting my weight slightly forward on the saddle. 

It was a gorgeous morning.  I love it up there.

Sat
Rush ride (kinda).
Fi and I joined the start of the Rush ride, pace was hot today but I was pleased that I could hang on.  We got left behind after some confusion when half the bunch turned around for the start of Chain Reaction and then Fi and I got split by lights. 

We were late heading off so we didn't have time to go to Mordi, we turned around just after Black Rock.  So nice to be out with Fi again.

Breakfast was lovely.  The girls gave me a gift that left me speechless.  That almost never happens!

Dads are the best!

AM

Kew Boulevard Crit track with JBSECT.  I watched the guys in the dark to check their lines and listened for where they use their brakes.  They don't brake.

I tried to get through the corner without braking but only managed it once.  I need to do alot more work on my cornering.   Every time I get a little better but I've still got alot of room for improvement. 

PM

My Mikey came to kettlebells at the gym.  He did so well, it was very hard for him but he kept going.  I'm very proud.  I don't think he'll be able to walk tomorrow.

OA swings
snatch
lunge
clean
jerk
squat
long cycle

18,15,12,9,6,3 es

PRO hours MTB

I went for a mtb this morning with Jen.  She took me to a new area in Greensborough, lots of ups and downs, nice grippy trails and nothing too scary or technical.

No stacks.

Saturday and Sunday

Saturday - Total Rush skills session Beach Rd

Had a good ride with the crew from Total Rush, it was nice to ride them and not be chewing stem.  We did an easy roll down to Hampton and back with some bright newbies.  When we got back to Richmond it was raining and I wasn't too surprised to see the Cykel Women's Grand Prix had been cancelled.  I was disappointed because I'd been looking forward to that event but now I get to look forward to it for a bit longer as it's been rescheduled for March 24.

If I'd been really keen I could have gone and trained in the rain with Jeff in the arvo but I went to the movies instead.  I know he'll make me pay for that another time.

Sunday

SKCC crit - here's what I wrote somewhere else. The only thing I forgot to include was the bunch coming to a complete stop on the back straight as workmen were carrying pipes across the length of the road. 

I need to pay better attention. B and C were together today as the field numbers were pretty small. The fast B grade girls were out and one team has a score to settle with the handicapper so I knew it would be an interesting race. It was fast from the start, I think B were hoping to drop C, we lapped A grade. I held on. (!!!!). At what I thought was 2 laps to go I noticed that the team were on the front and wouldn't chase me if I attacked around the back straight so I did and they didn't. I came into the last corner first wheel with a big gap back to the rest of C and was pretty confident about staying away when I noticed that I had one more lap than I thought to go. They caught me on the 2nd last corner of the bell lap and I didn't have the legs to go around and over them in the sprint. 4th. Better racing but dumb.

PM
Playing in the back yard with 2 x 20kg kettlebells and the box.  I'm sure I'll hurt tomorrow.

Whoops

I forgot to update here.

29.2

Nobody for me to propose to today :)
I was the ride leader for the Wed 6am SKCC womens ride.  It was alot safer than last week, although personally I found it tough as my front light died just after Racer and bunch riding with no lights in the dark is not the most fun I've ever had.

Ride from home to Black Rock and back via Collingwood and Clifton Hill.

2.3

Thursday JBSECT ride on a Friday.  5 postmans after one boulevard.  The dinner at Mo Vida last night made it hurt abit.