Move over Road Runner; I want to get past!

OK, so I\’ll never be as fast as Beep Beep; but of late I notice something interesting. My weekday morning rides are often about 12.6 miles; and it used to take as much as an hour and a quarter to complete that distance. Now, I sometimes finish in less than one hour. I think it\’s time to extend my distance by a couple of miles!

Naturally it helps if I don’t have a stiff headwind to fight; but even when I do, it doesn’t slow me down quite as much as it used to. Maybe I don’t need a power meter to tell me whether I’m getting stronger! It reminds me of the Greg LeMond quote: \”It never gets easier, you just get faster.\”

Yesterday I worked on my force exercises, and touched a max speed of 20.62 mph. With a stiff tailwind, I\’ve even hit 25 mph! But today I forgot about force, and working on my pace; and just rode short and easy. I even left for work early so I could take it easy on the way there; and I rode easy on the way home, too.

When I went out on the road bike today, I was amazed at how cool it felt. I almost wanted long sleeves! It\’s a shame it wasn\’t like this last Sunday, when I was knocking out those 61+ miles! The humidity today is much lower than usual; an arid 36%. (For New Orleans, that\’s DRY!)

I hope it\’s like that tomorrow, too. The plan for tomorrow morning is to work on my pace; but without the hard-gear factor. I might reach 19 mph at moments; so move over Road Runner!