Surviving the Game

 Surviving the Game

 That is me up there or at least my avatar, and like most days on the Neo, I feel like I am getting yelled at by the game because I am not moving fast enough but at least I did get my avatar some sweet black shoes. 

What I would love to tell you is that each and every ride I do on the Zwift / Neo is super easy and I do it without any issues and it is all bliss.  However, that would make me a liar, liar pants on fire, and I don’t want to be one of those.  

The workouts I am doing on the Zwift / Neo are hard.  I pay for them to be hard.  I pay for them to challenge me and that is what they are doing.  I both love them and hate them.  More love than hate.  However, you know when I get challenged I can find myself in the bite me zone.  The bite me zone has me screaming at my laptop and my neo asking why on earth it won’t give me a break.  This leads to the Kona dog running around like a crazy dog because she thinks Dad has lost his marbles.  Then again I am trying to ride a century and climb Mount Diablo this  year so maybe I have lost my marbles.  Anyway part of the reason I get on the bike is to push myself beyond my current limits, so the hard work is good work.  

Today’s workout was an hour and one minute.  I did pretty well through most of it, earning like 10 out of 11 stars.  However, the last 22 minutes were gnarly.  Not because they were so hard, but because by that point I was spent.  The only section I didn’t earn a star on and I am officially protesting not getting a star on that section by the way, which simply means me writing I am protesting it, was the next to last session.  It was an RPM of 165 for 10 minutes and normally that isn’t a huge deal for me, but today I was just toast.  I think I didn't earn the star b/c I stood up a few times b/c honestly at that point the ole butt was hurting so I had to make adjustments, but who knows, it could have been I stopped pedaling to adjust, maybe the game just doesn’t like me.  

It doesn’t really matter though because no matter what I never quit.  I just keep pedaling and keep pushing myself trying to get better.  I take a lot of pride in doing that. Is it also wrong that I love the fact when I get off I am dripping sweat.  I mean I feel wetter than when I am in the shower and I love every minute of it because I know how much I worked and how hard I worked.  So even through the occasional frustration over being challenged and working hard, I am ok with it because I know each day and each ride I get a little better.  

Now if I could just find a way to keep the little girl happy while I am on the bike. I have tried double peanut butter balls.  I have tried her toys.  Leaving the back door open.  Doesn’t matter, she is home and she thinks because of that I should only pay attention to her.  I love that little monkey.  

Anyway training is going well, I am working out 6 or 7 days a week.  I did take some time last week because I was so tired and took off Saturday.  I will take days off if I need them.  I am working a lot.  I am working out a lot and I am reading when I am not working, so my brain gets tired and when that happens you have to rest.  

Overall I am doing good, loving my workouts, and surviving the game!