Today was an adagio reprise.

I planned to do a short, easy ride with the road bike; and then ride the hybrid to work. This plan was especially important as bad weather is expected to set in sometime tomorrow; and for several days heavy rain and even T-storms are likely. In fact, we\’re under flash flood watch beginning at 8:00 am tomorrow.

My morning at home turned out to be quite leisurely. I guess I need an adagio reprise now and then! I was very sleepy; got up a bit too late; and saw that, by the time I got out there with the road bike, it would be nearly time to be back home! So I decided to skip it.

I combined the pre-ride snack with breakfast — can you believe I ate bologna? — and took my time packing the bike trunk and a pannier for the ride to work.

Why the pannier? For one thing, it was a bit too cool for shorts this morning; but I knew I\’d want shorts by the time I left work. Even though rain wasn\’t expected today, I packed along the poncho. It was cloudy when I left for work, and I didn\’t trust it not to rain!

A pair of slacks and the poncho take up a lot of room in the trunk; and I wanted to hit the drug store after work to stock up on sodas. There\’s absolutely no way I could have fit them into the trunk along with that other stuff!

I wanted a few Power Crunch bars; but the store was out of them. I spied a new product: Vital Proteins Collagen Bar, and got one to try. In my estimation, it falls somewhere between Fit Crunch and Quest.

Picking up the Tempo

Now that it\’s already 6:25 pm, the adagio reprise must be over; and I can tell you, an adagio reprise is never long enough! I\’ve got to be picking up the tempo: prep tomorrow\’s lunch; clean up the kitchen; and do my off-bike exercises. I\’ve been terribly slack about them for months; and I don\’t need to lose the conditioning that took so long to develop!

Tomorrow I see the nutritionist. I was having a lot of trouble with getting hungry too often, so something about my eating pattern is probably off-kilter. Maybe I need a few more calories than I\’ve been getting; or could I actually need more carbs? I\’ll find out. I just hope it\’s not pouring when it\’s time to go to my appointment!