Bad Day at the Office
I had one of those annoying sessions on Sunday. Didn’t get my kit ready the night before, then couldn’t find my leg warmers. That meant I had to put the hammer down on the 9-mile ride to meet the Sunday group on time. In turn, that led to a struggle up the first climb. A puncture ended my group ride and I headed home, a couple of hours done but a generally frustrating experience.
So what can be learnt? First up (and I don’t know how many times I need to learn this one) is to be organised. I’m great at getting my kit ready in advance through the week – if I didn’t, I’d miss most of my sessions! At the weekend (when I’ve got far more time), I’m not so good.
Secondly (an d most important) – its just not that big a deal. A typical training week will be 10 or 12 sessions. Some of those aren’t going to be perfect. Weather, mechanical issues, the real world – all these things can get in the way of training the way you want to. I still got most of what I wanted out of the session – probably a bit more intensity / less volume than I would have liked, but close. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good enough – consistently getting in sessions that are ‘good enough’ will lead to big performance improvements over time.