Back to Cycling

Well after my month long break from the bike, I decided yesterday that it was time to get back on the horse.  I will be starting my winter cycling program over with week 1 and that started yesterday.  My legs are in pretty decent shape from wrestling but the first day is always hard on your system.  Suprisingly, my legs feel really good today.  I ended up watching "The Miracle" (hockey movie) and it was good at keeping my motivation up through the workout.  I will do another workout tomorrow on Christmas Eve, then again on Saturday or Sunday.  I will be cycling around 3 days a week and the program is 12-14 weeks long depending on the route I take.  That should put me around the middle to end of March, which is great timing so then the weather should be decent and I can get out on the highways. 

My Half Ironman Training program officially starts on January 11th.  It is a 20 week program with the target date of the race of June 6th.  Wrestling season won't officially end until late February, so I will probably just cut off 4-5 weeks of the program.  I really need to start swimming before my program takes off or I am going to be in for a rude awakening.  I am excited about the training but nervous at the same time.  The training volume will be more than I have ever done, so that unknown has me a little nervous.  Hopefully, my body will stay injury free and my mind focused on the goal at hand.  I am really looking forward to this challenge and to stay the course of my goal of finishing an Ironman.

Merry Christmas to all.  It looks like we are on the verge of getting another blizzard, so it looks like we will be stuck in the house for a few days......good training days!!!