Wburg Half Build 3

Tulips!

I can hardly believe I'm halfway through the builds for Williamsburg already! I still feel like I'm shaking off some of the running sluggishness from the winter and might have missed some of the glorious spring track practices when you are winter-run-focus-strong and the weather hasn't yet turned hot. I am pleased that my hip pain hasn't returned, and hope that yoga and strength will keep the imbalances at bay.

I'm feeling very strong on the bike, which is nice. In the last build cycle, we ended up with three long-hilly bike rides and I think that has translated nicely to extra strength. The rides aren't clocking in with a brisk speed, but I certainly feel good for early spring.

Speaking of biking, I just got some new bits for my bike, including an 11-32 cassette. I'd thought I had an 11-28 and wasn't strong enough to aerobically get up big hills, but once I took my bike into the store and took a close look at the rear wheel, I realized I had an 11-25, and am now super excited to take the strength I have an use physics to help me toodle lightly up steep inclines.

I also smushed in a few free trial CorePower yoga classes during this build cycle, but the classes I would've liked more didn't fit well with my schedule and I'm loving the yoga instructors I already have access to, so I didn't continue after the free trial.

I am feeling pretty tired, and if that doesn't turn around in the next few days, I might scale back a bit, but I'm hopeful that it is a transient thing related to regular training, not a symptom of looming over-training

Mini-goal assessment

• Build Strength - Get to all scheduled bootcamps, and two SolidCore classes - Success-ish! I made it to 4 TeamZ bootcamps, 2 CorePower "Yoga Sculpt" classes and 1 SolidCore class.
• Respect the event - Prep for Mountains with optional Culpeper ride - Success! This ride ended up being changed to a route that I believe was even harder, so I certainly did that!
• Celebrate spring - Get out to Cherry Blossom Parade or National Arboretum to see azaleas - Success! A rainy morning tried to derail my azalea trip, but a leisurely lunch at Union Market gave the skies time to clear up. It was beautiful!

Review of last three weeks

• 10 Yoga
• 7 Strength
• Swam
• 6 practices
• Ran
• 3 Run Lead
• 2 track practices
• 1 midweek easy runs
• 14 mi long run
• 12 mi long run
• Biked
• 4 outdoor bike rides
• 50 mi long ride - Harp Hill!
• 60 mi long ride - Ice Cream Social!
• 70 mi long ride - Hamburg!

Mid-ride break, with icecream and sunshine

Mini-goals for next build cycle

• Build strength - Get to all scheduled bootcamps, and two SolidCore classes
• Respect the event - Prep for Mountains with Culpeper ride and two weekday Alexandria-hills-toodles
• Maintain health - Make PT appointments for hip and shoulder