On Friday, my exercise for the day was my ride back home from San Diego. 63 miles, with a headwind. My legs still hadn't recovered enough from the previous days of training, but I really wanted to get the miles in. I did okay for a solo ride, but definitely felt it after. I think I lapsed in and out of consciousness for the rest of that day.
For Saturday, it was a rest day and I was hoping my legs would fully recover. However, I was still experiencing some stiffness and some mild pain, so I opted to pick up some recovery compression pants since I heard a lot of good things about it. I bought the 2XU recovery pants, vs. just their regular compression pants, and wore them for the rest of the afternoon/evening. I'm a believer.
For Sunday, we had our big ride for the weekend and we did an 88 miler. I managed to get by with 3 bottles of Ultima, 1 waffle, and 3 gels for the ride plus 1 package of shot blocks. It even got warm toward the end, and I never felt any cramping despite. I did jump in my compression pants right after the ride, albeit with some difficulty getting into them (ha ha), but I was still functional for my family after and got to lunch with them, pick up a tree and put up some lights on the house. Not too shabby.
For today, I woke up and made it to the gym for a chest workout and still keeping the pace up with minimal rest in between sets. Got 6 exercises in and also my core. When I got home, it was nice being back on Met-Rx again. Hopefully, I'll be able to resume the Stagecoach training in full starting today. Reset.
For lunch, I hope to jump on the spin bike for an hour but I don't think there will be a class given. I'll just bring in my own music and do my thing. I'll back it down just a bit since I do feel a little fatigue from the weekend.
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