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Ground to a Halt

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Ground to a Halt ⤵️ Today’s Featured Product! 🚀 AYKRM 11 Color High Viz New!! Boma MTB Stud Earrings For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! I’ve sort of ground to a halt; and I don’t mean coffee. I feel like I have a cold; and I didn’t have the energy to do much today. As always, cold symptoms have me concerned about the possibility of Covid. So I walked to the drug store to get a home test; and even that short walk was tiring! Happily, the test results were negative; and I’ll do a repeat test over the weekend. I hope I don’t stay ground to a halt for long. I have errands to do; and I need to get in some miles. Unfavorable 😔 Unfortunately the forecast for tomorrow is unfavorable. Showers and T-storms are predicted; and this is likely to cintinue all day. What a drag! Friday might be a little better; Saturday morning, too. Then stormy weather could return. All those stormy conditions are apt to keep me ground to a halt. I’m in no hurry to get struck by lightning! Naturally I keep watching the tropics. I don’t want to ignore the tropical map for a week; thenn suddenly learn that a hurricane is barreling towads us. That would be unfavorable conditions, indeed!   This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional.   FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as Cecile Levert. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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Disappearing Act

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Disappearing Act 🫠 Today’s Featured Product! 🎊 Good Grips Bottle Brush   New!! XAM Handmade Bicycle Bracelet   For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! I don’t need a magic hat (with or without rabbit) for a disappearing act. My water bottle pulled that stunt on me this morning. I got home at the end of a ride; and all of a sudden, that bottle was — just gone. I usually carry a bottle with electrolyte drink in a cage on the down tube; and sometimes, when I’m starting up, my thigh bumps that bottle. Now and then, the bottle even falls out of the cage; but it’s hard for me to believe that it happened without my noticing it. However, I can’t think of any other explanation for that disappearing act! I’m glad I had a few extra bottles stashed away. No Heat Advisory? 🥵 I’m surprised that there’s no heat advisory in effect this afternoon. Our heat index is 106 degrees, after all. I’d be delighted if this persistent heat pulled off a disappearing act! I took a break from heating up the kitchen with cooking; and got take-out Mediterranean food for lunch. I love vegetarian stuffed grape leaves! We’ll see whether that’s good ride food; I have enough of lunch left over to make supper! I don’t want to ride right now, though; it’s too hot. How do Grand Tour riders manage in heat like this? This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional.   FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as Cecile Levert. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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Mind over Matter

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Mind over Matter 🧠 Today’s Featured Product! 🎆 MISSION Cooling Helmet Liner New!! Cyclist’s Survival Kit Necklace For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! How often do we hear, “mind over matter”? I say, be very careful about that! Yes, I’m working to increase my daily mileage; but I’ve found that the mind can push matter only so far; then matter starts to push back. So today I rode uder 9 miles, after yesterday’s 13.9. Incidentally, It would be a huge thrill for me to see the MATTERhorn “in the rock”; but could I climb it? No amount of mind over matter would make that possible! Besides, are MTBs even allowed on that peak’s slopes? It looks far to steep for that. And what about the weather? How much warning is there before a storm? More Weather Threats ⛈️ We’ve got more weather threats. A severe T-storm watch went into effect at half-past noon; and I’m glad I’m indoors. This watch lasts until 7 pm; so it’s lucky that I don’t have to go anywhere! There was a severe T-storm warning about two days ago; and that was quite a storm. We actually got some hail, which is rare for us. There’s a chance for more T-storms tomorrow; and once again, I”ll have to play it by ear. This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional.   FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as Cecile Levert. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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Endless

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Endless 🎬 Today’s Featured Product! 🎉 District 2 Women’s Jersey New!! Never Give Up For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! This endless combination heat and humidity is dragging everyone down. I sure don’t want hot curry in this weather! Neither do I want a hot pool. Morning Glory Pool is beautiful; but far too hot for soaking. Especially when the heat index is over 100 degrees! !I went out for a ride at 7:30 this morning; and was back home less than two hours later. I knew it would be getting very hot by late morning; and I didn’t want to be riding then. This dry weather seems endless, too. We had a T-storm a day or two ago; but that was our first rain in quite a while. Hang in There 😬 I get so tired of “hang in there”. I’ve got only so much energy, after all; and I’m not hang-gliding! Unfortunately, we’ve got no choice but to hold on until cool weather arrives. It really does feel like we’re left in mid-air. This morning I did some one-minute hard intervals; and was I glad of the cool rag! I rode hard for one minute; then slow and easy for one minute; with three efforts per set. And ten minutes between sets. I reached the turnaround point halfway through set three. I’ve got a long way to go before I develop some real strength; and I mostly took it easy on the way home. This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional.   FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as Cecile Levert. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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Acceleration

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Acceleration ⚡️ Today’s Featured Product! 👏🏻 Fun Fast Cook Fast New!! Shimano 105 Fc-Rs520 For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! I need more acceleration in my rides. As usual, I’m being lazy; and if I want better speed, I’ll have to work to ride faster! Today I exended my distance to 13.6 miles; and tomorrow I think I’ll include some hard efforts. Not long efforts; just some short ones. I ddn’t want to do that too soon after a week away from riding; but I think I can begin with some short sprints now. Just so I don’t have to try to out-sprint a T-storm! Those Tropics! 🌀 Those tropics certainly are showing acceleration. The season got off to a slow start; but just now there are three systems out there! One of them is pointed more or less at the Caribbean; so maybe the islands there will get some much-needed rain. Bur not a full-blown hurricane, I hope.  That’s also the one that we’d better watch; if it enters the Caribbean, it could make its way into the Gulf. Then we’ll all be on tenterhooks, wondering where the thing will go! This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional.   FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as Cecile Levert. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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Back Off

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Back Off 🔙 Today’s Featured Product! 🌟 365 Hemp Protein Powder   New!! CASTELLI Leg Warmer CASY For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! Today I decided to back off, even though I only got back to riding a riding a few days ago. I decided to sleep in, instead. For one thing, I didn’t sleep well while visiting my sister: I was off my usual schedule; I was in a different time zone; and at 47+ degrees latitude North, it starts getting light by 4:00 am in August! Next time I go there in Summer, I must take along my sleep mask. I had some errands to run ths morning; and I sure don’t want to ride now! An extreme heart warning went into effecct at 11:00 am; and a heat index of 106 degrees isn’t to be trifled with. That’s certainly a time to back off! Another Change 🔄 Another change in the forecast! If every such change put, well, loose !!change into my pocket, I’d be rich! Several days ago the 7-day forecast said it might be raining tomorrow. Now it says, sunny; and a heat index as highas 110. 🥵 I guess it’s a good thing I went to the salvage store Tuesday. Now I can just go for a ride tomorrow. The wind will propbably be calm; so it won’t bes too hard to put in put in some vigorous efforsts. But I do want to be home by 10:00 am; before the heat gets too fierce.w This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional.   FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as Cecile Levert. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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Cooking up a Storm?

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Cooking up a Storm? 🌀 Today’s Featured Product! 🤩 Nuzest Clean Lean Protein New!! EVOC IRONMAN Road-Bike Bag   For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! Cooking up a storm? I’d better be careful about that! If I could conjure up some rain for us, that would be one thing. We need rain; but a storm? Who wants a hurricane? Or a tornado? I’ll be cooking up a storm another way, though. My stock of frozen stuff is almost gone; so I need to prepare some more large batches ot various dishes to freeze. For example, Kooky Kookaburra; and squash cooked in pasta sauce; and maybe a “garbage soup”.  Riding Again 🚲 No matter what I’m cooking up in the kitchen, I’m riding again! Today my legs felt better than they did yesterday; and I think I’ll ride 13 miles again tomorrow. Then I’ll add a few more miles the next day. I must admit that it’s easier to make time for cooking when I’m not putting in 20-mile rides; so I’ll strike while the iron is hot, as the saying goes. If I can find my anvil, that is. This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional.   FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as Cecile Levert. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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Readjustment

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Readjustment 🔄 Today’s Featured Product! 🎇 Car Free Living New!! Welwoos  For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! Now I’m in that maddening readjustment phase; whem I’m just back from visiting a cooler, less-humid locale. I sure could use some ice cream right now!  The climate isn’t the only readjustment; my legs need to get used to exercise again. Yesterday’s ride didn’t seem to bother me at the time; but today my legs muscles felt sore. I don’t know why. I didn’t ride hard yesterday; and I didn’t ride long. This morning I did  short ride, because I needed to walk somewhere; and tomorrow I’ll try pushing for 12 miles or so. Poco a poco is the way to go! Heat Advisories 🥵 All these heat advisories sound almost like it’s the heat that’s dishing out the advice! We don’t need anyone to tell us that the heat will persist; that’s a given in August. So we must keep the hydration pack and cool rag handy; and do our best to hold out for cooler weather. I’m not holding my breath, though; this heat is liable to stick around until at least October. It will be nice when the weather is cooler, and I can go riding a bit later. Getting up at 6:00 am is rather wearisome!   This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional.   FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as Cecile Levert. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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Heimkehr

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Add Your Heading Text Here Heimkehr 🚪 I know; today isn’t Xmas. But hey — it’s a house! Today’s Featured Product! 💥 365 Vegan Smoothiets New!! Swiftwick For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! Yesterday was Heimkehr — I’m back from a visit to my sister. While there, I took a break from pretty much everything. I gave my legs a break from the bike; and I gave my hands a break from the keyboard. But now that Heimkehr is past, I’m ready to get back to riding. Early in the day, of course; extreme heat warnings are posted for the next three or four days. 🥵 A trip to the salvage store — not quite 11 miles round trip — was a nice way to get started cycling again. I decided to go today, because it looks like it might be raining Saturday. And do we need it! What about the Tropics? 🌀 OK, but what about the tropics? Inland Washington State doesn’t have hurricanes; but my last few days there, I began to watch the NHC site again. I’m glad to say, the tropics are quiet for now. Everyone hopes they stay that way! After about a week, I must begin doing hard efforts again. I don’t want to push intense woek too much, too soon; but it’s not as though I were off the bike for several months. This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional.   FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as Cecile Levert. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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Desert

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Desert 🌵 I complain about the heat all the time; but at least I’m not in a desert! I should at least be thankful fot that. In a desert environment, hydration is a huge problem. My 3-liter Camel-Bak might not last me more than one hour; and in a desert, your perspiration evaporates so fast, you don’t know you’re sweating. This, to put it mildly, is a problem. When the ambient temperature is 100+ degrees Fahrenheit, wind doesn’t feel cooling; it’s hot air moving. I suppose that would also be true of motion-generated breeze. I’ll be glad to skip the desert! This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional. FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER

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