In yesterday's ride, it was very mellow since Vince was pulling back a lot to save up for this weekend. I was also trying to save some, but I did want to burn enough calories for the ride. I ended up doing 23 miles with Jaffe and Shawn (who met atop NPC), but the pace was a tame 17 mph average. One thing I did get to try out of the ride was to see how long I could off seat pedal up NPC. With a pace that Jaffe can keep up with, I did manage to do the whole hill standing up without dropping down to the small chainring. I did have to switch from the drops to the hoods a couple times just to give my triceps a break, but it was cool to have been able to do so.
I did take my BMC yesterday with the lowered bars (1 spacer) and originally, it felt a little weird. I don't want to say uncomfortable, but I did feel more stretched out on the hood. When I dropped the bar on my R3, it felt natural right away for contrast. By the middle of the ride though, it not only felt better but I began to think the bar still felt a little high. I'll have to ride it more and see.
I got in the gym this morning and worked only my biceps. Since I realized how taxing standing on the drops was on my triceps, I didn't want to tax my triceps at all today to save up for Saturday. I also toned down my bicep training since last week, my arms were still not fully recovered when I did the Alpine Challenge. It didn't end up being a factor, but I want to be 100% for the big ride.
For lunch, I'm contemplating doing a light cardio (very light) mostly to fight off anxiety as well as prevent any weight gain. I may start to carb up a little tonight on through tomorrow, but I won't do it if I don't do cardio. Decision, decisions.
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