It’s been a slow week really. Due to the heat and general body aches I’ve been staying indoors. Then on Thursday it was so hot I just couldn’t be bothered getting in a ride – especially with nothing planned – so I went for a walk, thinking I’d do a lunch walk Thursday and Friday to make up for not riding Thursday.
However, about 15 minutes into that walk I realised I’d not put any suncream on, and so it was cut short and by the time I was home I was dripping wet with sweat and generally pretty miserably. Plus it agitated my blisters.
Moan moan, flipping moan. Right?
Well, that put paid to another walk on Friday.
As it was cooler today, and my walking blisters don’t seem to have any impact on my cycling (thank God!) I decided what the heck, why not head out, test out my shoulder and generally get some ‘fresh’ air.
And by and large it went OK.
Not amazing. Just OK.
The problem I would say is that I feel I have lost fitness. It’s not unsurprising really. Mentally I’ve been worrying about the pending FTP Test so much that I’ve been putting off riding.
And when I have done rides they are either shorter hard efforts (races, mainly), or really low effort workouts that whilst beneficial are probably not the exact thing I need.
Basically what I’m trying to say is I think not doing SST sessions on the regular has caused me to lose overall fitness. I can feel it outdoors. I don’t have as much in me. Maybe it didn’t help today having only had two slices of toast with headache tablets for breakfast, and then no food after that. Maybe.
But overall I just don’t feel great lately.
As my wife says – so what, you’re not training for anything, what does it matter?
I guess it’s a valid point. However I frame it though, it doesn’t feel great.
Anyway, tomorrow is a new day, and ideally a low intensity (see) outdoor hour ride just to get it in the books really. That much I can stomach.
Still, at least the heat is abating, and generally off the bike I feel like I have a plan for a change. Every cloud, etc.
