Dawn Rider I’m a dawn rider again. Yes, it’s back to pre-dawn riding for me. During the Ida/vacation break, it was nice to not have to get up at 4:30 am if I was to get in the day’s miles. If I hadn’t been out of condition because of the break enforced by Ida, I would […]
Today it was back to the salt mines. Going back to work was hard. This was the first really long break I had had since Katrina; and I went to work feeing rested since I don’t know when. It made me realize just how tired I usually am. On top of that, we started to
Is it too soon for me to extend my long ride to 29-30 miles? Today my legs felt tired; and my muscles were achy. As a result, I did a large portion of my mileage on the small ring. I rode for 35 minutes before I felt up to trying the large ring! Usually I
Was it cleat or pedal that was wrong? Several months ago, I got new cleats on one of my pairs of cycling shoes. From the start, I had trouble with the left shoe. It was hard to get the shoe clipped in; and it had a way of coming UN-clipped as I was riding. Early
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Am I in the cast of My Fair Lady? This morning my bicycle computer said \”Fair\” recovery for the second day in a row! That\’s unusual for me; and I guess it means I\’m not back in shape yet. But I don\’t worry too much about it. I\’m not training for a big event. Sure,