Time to Back Off ⏱️ I think it’s time to back off this coming week. I have an older edition of the book shown at left; and on page 139, it discusses how to increase your mileage. “Obey the 10 percent rule”; and, “Increase in steps”. Don’t pile on extra miles each and every week; […]
Don’t Drag Yourself Down 🏋🏻 It’s so easy to say, don’t drag yourself down. In practice, it can be anything but easy. Persistent headwinds, for instance, are discouraging as well as tiring. Today we’ve had a wind advisory from mid-morning; and riding home from the salvage store was hard work, even in my granny gear.
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Mister Finnegan 🍃 Sometimes I feel like Mister Finnegan (as my mother used to sing it); at odds with the wind. Early today it wasn’t bad; just 8 mph. But it was blowing from the SE; so I had a headwind on the way home from my 8:00 am appointment. By noon, the wind had
Capricious! 🐐 Is your weather as capricious as ours? I’m thinking specifically about wind! Our barometric pressure isn’t low; but is it falling? Per the forecast, T-storms aren’t expected before next Monday. So why is the wind getting stronger? At 8 am today, the weather site I checked said the wind was 5 mph. I went
Warming Trend 🔥 A warming trend is setting in; and I don’t mean these hand warmers. In fact, I’ve needed them less often this past season. That’s another advantage to not needing to ride at 5:00 am! It’s a bit warmer by 7:00; and the sunlight helps it to seem less frigid. For two or
Luna Moth? 🌕 Sometimes I think I’m a luna moth in disguise. Why do I enjoy the sight of moonlight on the river so much? Am I a really such a hard-core nature lover? Today I “just rode”, not worrying about pace; or working to develop my strength. I knew it was full-moon time; and
Keep It Neutral! ⚙️ C’mon, wrists; keep it neutral! Lately my right wrist keeps moving into a hyperextended position as I ride; and after about half an hour, my hand starts to feel numb. I don’t know why it’s only the right wrist that does that; but now I’ve got to pay more attention to
Melting Point 🫠 Now that the weather is warming up, I must keep the melting point of various ride foods in mind. Gatorade Bars, for instance. Gatorade Bars have a chocolate coating; and that gets half-melted in a hurry. Even on cold days, it can be quite a mess if the weather is sunny. If
Bee in My Bonnet? 🐝 Have I got a bee in my bonnet about RAGBRAI? Maybe; but for a minute this morning, I thought I really had a bee in my bonnet. Or, to be more exact, my helmet. I was riding home from the salvage store; and noticed a buzzing sound. I felt something
Farsighted 🤓 Sometimes we have to be farsighted; and I don’t mean the vision you can get with binoculars. We’ve got to look ahead to the weather we might encounter on a ride. Yesterday evening I checked the forecasts for today; tomorrow; and Sunday. The first two days looked all right; but Sunday’s forecast is