Here We Go Loopty Loo x Two

What a beautiful day today to be outside cycling! Several of us decided that we would venture out and do a 60-miler today. I started the morning out with a group of 5 ladies, 4 of which are taking part in the IMAZ event. We know that at IMAZ we are going to have to do multiple loops so we chose to do a 30-mile loop twice. For the second loop, we had a wonderful opportunity to cycle with some long overdue familiar faces - our regular women's cycling group. Overall, I had a really good ride. I felt much stronger on the first loop than the second but managed to maintain a good overall pace for the day! As my training partner and I have discussed many times before, it's important to work through the mental aspects of endurance training. She had a tough time today but was able to complete the entire route. My struggle this week was the run...it's been great having each other to pull the other one through alternating tough mental exhaustion we've experienced at times. Today was also a reminder of the many things that change when you embark on the training journey for any major event. It was so nice to be reminded of the days when things weren't so schedule oriented and just enjoy being with some really good cycling buddies. What a great group to be a part of!