It's at this point that I was amazed at my wife's commitment to still get out there and ride.
Monday we set out for a relative easy 6km route. 50% road and 50% single track. It's a steady climb on the road to the point where we enter the trail which brings as back to about a block away from our apartment. It didn't take long before the sweat was pouring down our faces. She found some relieve from the heat under some sprinklers in someone front yard.
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| 6km route |
The single track is predominately downhill with a handful off sharp climbs which you really need to nail to get over them without loosing momentum. Lida did well having to push the bike only on the last meter or what on one or two climbs.
When we joined the last stretch of road again the heat was just one to much for her and she jumped of the bike onto the grass in the shade...onto a spider nest. Soon some gnarly spiders were crawling all over her, but even this didn't phase her for a while, until she realized what was going on! Before moving on she realized she lost her hair scrunchie during the ride, or did it maybe vaporize due to the heat?
Wednesday was another scorcher of a day and we did 8km on the road. Yes, PE can be flat and we chose the flattest part of it, so it was a constant peddle all the way. Great training for the race as the race is also very flat and sandy. Lida made it home once again without too tired or sore legs and her scrunchie.
For the statisticians out there. Lida's average heart rate on Monday was 157bpm with a max HR of 197bpm. Theoretically her max HR should be 194bpm. It's a bit scary that it reached that high on a "easy" ride. I blame it on the heat. But we will do the same route once a week and use it as a benchmark for fitness and skill progress.
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