Monday, June 9, 2008

June 8th - 120 km Bike Ride to Amorbach and More Thunderstorm

Sunday morning my weights feel so much heavier than usual - no day for another long swim it seems. So I went for a great, very scenic 6,5 hour (120 km) training bike ride to Amorbach and back, as scheduled, through the hills and forests, with 26°C heat and lots of sun forcast, but in reality getting cold and drenched in another thunderstorm with dark clouds all over the hills. On the way back, however, the sun come back out, blazing in the end, so that I ended up being very grateful for the showers and the low temperatures part of the way - Channel training in disguise. The uphill sections even give a good workout to arms and shoulders!

For next weekend, dramatic temperature drops are forecast, down to 18°C by Saturday noon! So I am planning on two 5 hour back to back swims in near Dover temperatures in the lake (not quite). I can feel my muscles growing, but there is still some way to go.

2 comments:

M said...

hey
thats great work you are putting in there, we are off todover again tomorrow, the forecast is rain all weekend so it will be a tough time, though the training benefits should be excelllent, my shoulder seems to be around 80% repaired, good luck with your back to back swims, will let you know how the weekned goes

Mark

Vasanti said...

Thanks Mark,
good luck too and have a great tough weekend - everybody! And remember, as we say this side of the Channel: If it does not kill you it makes you strong! Just keep smiling...

Looking forward to more Dover-news.

Vasanti