Monday, December 12, 2011

That familiar feeling

Five years ago, a friend of mine handed me an envelope with 30 sheets of paper inside and said, 'These will make you strong.'

On each of those sheets, which I still have, is a different indoor trainer workout. I may be one of the only people I know who doesn't mind getting on a trainer, but that's not to say I don't fear it just a little bit every time I climb onto my bike down in the basement. The attractive part of having to do this is the pureness and quality of each workout. You get what you put in...

I'm not one to watch movies or TV while the time ticks away on the heart rate monitor. It's all business and it takes as much focus as possible to survive through those workouts! I must say, after five years of doing these through the winter, the proof is in the pedaling and I'm staying loyal to the program. However, per an earlier post on this blog, I have diversified my training and I'm feeling the benefits of a new and fresh routine.

Nordic skiing has taken me in and I'm finding myself hoping for snow for the first time in almost 8 years! (I'll still appreciate the dry Front Range roads for the road riding...) AND, it's hard to imagine a better view on your way to a workout.



In other news, Filament just acquired a new Keurig coffee brewer (courtesy of Rachel) and with crazy looming deadlines coupled with tired legs and arms, it couldn't have come at a better time!