After my 6.52 mile long run yesterday, I decided to do some cross training on the bicycle at the gym today. I logged 16.42 miles in 1 hour and 5 minutes. I took a more aggressive approach today with riding for a longer period at a higher level of resistance. I started at Level 5 and worked my way up to Level 12 in 5 minute increments. And then I stayed at Level 12 for the last 20 minutes of cycling. I worked up quite a sweat and felt pretty good at the end of the session.
I still want to add the elliptical machine to my cross training circuit. But, I'm not all that comfortable on the elliptical – I guess I just need to bite the bullet and spend some time and get more comfortable with the movement. I always feel like I'm falling forward when I've tried it in the past.
After several back to back weekends of running races, it seems strange to not be pinning a bib on my shirt and heading out the door to an event this weekend. Just as well as the weather is not cooperating – more rain is forecasted for this afternoon.
Next race is the Doylestown Red, White and Blue 5K on Saturday, May 28th!
Happy Running Folks,
John
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