Rollers
Finally got around to posting some video I think. Background...I have ridden for something like 22 years but have never ridden rollers. Seriously. Runner Susan started riding them and I just thought to myself...nah. Not going to happen.
The thing is I just never had access to them. To top it off I had an unatural fear of them. It's not "if" but rather "when" you wreck on them. I don't know about you but I don't look forward to the idea of hitting the deck...indoors....during winter....in my basement.
Well I borrowed a set form JAnd. I tried the first time in a doorway because that's what I heard you were supposed to do. It took about 1.5 minutes to get the hang of them.
Due to comments on here I decided to get some video. This is from my second time riding rollers. I cut 90% off, but boiled it down to the interesting stuff. A little bit of smoother riding followed by more interesting stuff.
So far I like rollers. That is all.
Could it be??
Saturday is looking good. By good I mean not snowing, not below zero, and relatively clear. I'm easy and have low standards. We put together a shop ride for Saturday at 10:00am.
I have been climbing the walls. I put some more time in on the rollers. I actually video recorded some of it. I will get around to posting at some point. It's boring though. Just smooth rolling. It does have some 1-legged roller riding I did, and 1 fall *ouch* that happened when I did a bonehead thing while trying to find new ways to start up.
I think I have been training too hard. TT on Sunday, Heavy weights and running on Monday, 2x25'@ threshold on Tuesday, Heavy weights and 30 minutes of running on Wednesday (a lot for me), 30 minutes of rollers with about 40 minutes of yoga on top of that. Doesn't look like much when I write it down, but it feels like a lot. I am beat. A 3 hour ride on Saturday will wipe me out for sure. I'm taking today off.
...now....where to go for lunch...