Cramps

There is something profoundly depressing about riding to the point of cramping and STILL being the last person in the group ride (by a lot).   I try to not let the fact that I'm slow bum me out, but on nights like tonight, I seriously start to rethink my desire to ride with the club.   On the other hand, moping aside, I have to admit that I kick out much faster rides chasing down the group than I do solo.  However, I'm thinking that the benefits of this are probably of the diminishing variety.  To that end I've made the decision to only do one of the Tuesday/Thursday rides each week, and use the other day to work on interval training.    The end result of this should be faster me, and less annoyed club members.  Win win!

As a random note...I really want this jersey.  Or maybe just the matching cap (but one size fits most probably means doesn't fit my huge noggin)

Running is just not happening lately.   I am, quite frankly, exhausted.   I need to get to sleep right around 9:30 PM if I want to have any hope of waking up at 5:30 AM, and this week even when I get to bed early I have no energy when my alarm goes off.   I'm thinking it is residual fatigue from last week, so hopefully it gets better as I put in a solid couple nights of sleep.   I know, I know...that looks like an obscene amount of sleep to some people, but long experience has shown me that I have very little room for skimping on sleep before my body shuts down on me.   Ultimately, I'll skip on the running to avoid that.

Workout: 31 miles / 16.9 mph average