(Picture - Corey Wilson/Green Bay Press-Gazette)
Sometimes, "bad" weather can lead to a lot of good. This weekend, we were hit with a lot of snow in a fairly short period of time. Those watching the play-off game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks witnessed one positive outcome of all the snow. In all his years at Green Bay, Brett Favre had never played a game in conditions like those they faced Saturday.
Another good outcome of all the snow was The Pol-R Express finally making it into the basement and onto the trainer. Since Ironman Louisville, my workouts have been focused on swimming and running. Very minimal effort has been put in on the bike. And by minimal I mean very few rides. And by very few rides, I mean one. For 20 miles.
Hey, some people stay out of the pool forever, some stayed off the bike.
Sunday, that changed when two days of off and on snow made running a bad option. So, I grabbed the bike, put it on the trainer, and threw "The Matrix - Revolutions" into the DVD player. I didn't know if I would watch the whole movie, but figured two hours would be the most I would go.
After 60 minutes at an average heart rate of 138, I was ready to call it a workout. Once I replace the pedal magnet for cadence indications, I'll be better able to monitor workouts. For this "first in a long time" ride, I just cycled through gears and maintained a decent cadence.
Snow has a lot of downsides. But sometimes, good can come of it. Just ask the Green Bay Packers, or look at my training log. Who would have guessed that the NFC playoffs and spinning would have anything in common?
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