Your mind says - "lets go - what's the hold up?". Your legs however are straining hard. Your HRM shows a tempo level effort. Yet the road is flat. "Man, I'm weak today.". "What the heck is wrong with me today?". Self doubt creeps in and self defeating thoughts begin to bubble up. To compensate you push harder, but you only end up even more tired and frustrated. The mental beating continues until you roll into the garage and chuck it up to one of those character building days.
The trick is recognizing those false flats - both on the bike and in real life. They're all over. Anytime something looks easy but feels hard, chances are there's a false flat lying underneath. Beating yourself up is not the way to get through the false flat.
Recognizing it and accepting it for what it is is the way to get through a false flat. By being flexible mentally you can avoid the mental death spiral of self deprecation that can easily result when something looks easy but ends up difficult. Adversity is often a terrific opportunity to train your mind. Watch for those opportunties and use them to your advantage. It will make you stronger in the end.
Workout Summary
Weekly Summary
Mid week workouts went well - especially my tempo workout on Thursday. Am continuing to train carefully due to my glute issue but so far it seems manageable.
Long bike ride today was great. A bit on the windy side and cold at the start but it was bright and sunny. Legs and form felt good throughout the ride. I would have went further but decided to keep things in check since I should be tapering down for next weeks race.
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