Rain Drill? 🌧️ I thought I might get a rain drill today; namely, that I’d get caught in a downpour. And without a poncho! Anyone who cycles regularly for exercise; fun; or transportation, does need to learn how to deal with riding in the rain. Hence the term rain drill. When I set out this […]
Enough Rest? ⏰ Have I had enough rest now? After four low-mileage days, I went out this morning and rode nearly 17 miles. I was fueled by a MET-Rx bar; I just wasn’t in the mood for a banana and peanut butter. The ride went all right, although the wind was pesky. No news there!
Experimenting 🧪 With RAGBRAI in mind, I’m experimenting. I’ve been trying out different ride foods and drinks for many years; but not ways to sleep if I go on a multi-day ride. With that in mind, I bought an air mattress today. It’s not quite as fancy as this HiiPeak; but it ought to suffice. It
Goodbye Leg Warmers? 👋 Can I say, goodbye leg warmers for the season? This morning I thought I’d need them, as it was 66 degrees. But before I finished my ride, the things were too warm! The forecast predicts highs in the 80s for at least a few days; and that might mean the end
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Old Tease 😝 Weather can be an old tease; and it makes me feel quite the sourpuss. Especially when I can’t sure that I can rely on the forecast. This morning I checked a weather site; and it indicated T-storms and possibly heavy rain. I looked up a different weather site; and it showed T-storms
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