Team In Training
We rode 71 miles yesterday! It was very tough because there were many hills to climb and a headwind that seemed to be against me the whole way. I was struggling the whole time. I think part of that is improper nutrition - I had very little to eat and it was of low quality. I was irritable and feeling very down on myself. I have to quit doing that. It's not fair to myself, and not fair to those around me like J who I lash out at and who have to listen to me cry and beat myself up. :0( I feel better today. The pain (and there was a lot) is gone, which is good, it means my muscles recover very quickly so even though I sometimes feel weak, I know I am not. I had a flat tire about 6 miles from the end. Stopped to change it in front of a cow pasture while J and another teammate Kat went ahead to try to catch the sag vehicle. They came back and we changed it and finished the ride. I realized when we were back home that I'd left my cell phone on the ground on the side of the road where we changed the tire! I had a hell of a time finding my way back to it, then got geographically-embarrassed heading home (got on the Mass Pike going the wrong way and had to call J to help me get back!). It was the day from Hell that didn't want to end! Didn't get back to J's until almost 10PM! Today I'm tired, didn't get enough sleep, but I'm not sore and I'm in a better place emotionally. Next week we do 75 miles!