Spring is finally here. The trees are in full bloom and there is pollen everywhere. For those of you who do not have allergies I wanted to give you a quick insight into what allergies are all about.
My head feels like a giant wad of cotton, my eyes are rivers, I am constantly sneezing, plus I've saved the worst for last, I am low energy. For hyper-guy low energy is truly an anomaly. What am I to do? How can I do 7 things at once, how can I ride? Well the answer is easy, this too will pass, caffeine is a great pick- me-up and spring is an awesome time.
However the real problem is that my riding goals seem harder to accomplish. The LT workouts have become more difficult and at the same time I have become spacier. At times I am dizzy and I have to stop my ride for safety reasons. Other times I am able to ride but I have a hard time breathing, moving my heart rate over my LT. So if it is not one thing it is another.
I think the answer is simple. I will listen to my body but I will also adapt my ride to how I feel that day. On the dizzy days I will do submaxes, on the watery days I will ride LTs but carefully. The work can still be done but now it is more variable.
I would write more but today is a dizzy day and its time for my 1 o'clock caffeine buzz. See you on the road.
