Investing would be a good thing

I went on a nice bike ride today. Just 10 miles to this bridge and back. The sun was out but the wind was nice and cold. I really tried to push myself this time by riding as fast as I could for a minute at a time. Unfortunately my peddles are just regular bike peddles, not clip-ins. I have some fatty clip-ins that someone gave me but I do not have the cycling shoes to go along with it. lol I should invest in some soon if I'm serious about racing, I'm just super frugal. I hate spending money. Everyone says my speed will improve with clip-ins. Anyway, this week is going so far so good with my workout and training routine. I actually did some core exercises today after my ride. Tomorrow the plan is to swim!