Tired But Not Tired 😴
You know that tired, but not tired feeling? That’s me today. Over yesterday and the day before, I completed my first attempt at back-to-back long rides; and I’m not sure whether I can say I’m tired or not!
Fatigue in the sense of can’t-get-put-of-bed exhaustion, no. Even my legs don’t feel very stiff and tired, until I try to ride. I made a short trip to the local farmers market; and later rode to the bike shop. My legs did feel rather tired then. Maybe I need to do some stretching?
The bike shop called to say my derailer hanger was in; and I went to get it. I like to keep a spare on hand at all times. While I was there, I got some gloves; and stopped to buy bananas on the way home. Total mileage today: barely over 5.
Maybe tired but not tired means I’ll be in fine fettle for tomorrow’s planned pace work. How about efforts at 15 mph for six minutes? We’ll see how it goes!
Taste of RAGBRAI? 🌽🥧
Have I gotten a taste of RAGBRAI? A slight nibble, I’d guess. RAGBRAI is about averaging some 70 miles per day — seven days in a row! Two consecutive days of 30-32 miles is a far cry from such distances; and I have a tendency to try to build up slowly to long rides. Maybe too slowly! That’s why I’m taking a start-training-up-now approach.
Training aside, if I do RAGBRAI, I’ll want something larger than the top-tube pouch I have. At the bike shop today, I saw handlebar bags similar to the one at left; but I don’t want to buy one until I can get to that store with my road bike. Might as well be sure the bag will fit on the bike; and riding with more of a load on the handlebars will be another taste of RAGBRAI!
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