Gimme a Break! 🥱
“Gimme a break!” isn’t always about a stop for coffee; even though there’s a strong link between cycling and coffee. I’ve never liked coffee; but I sure enjoy cycling!
Not today, though. Although my current goal is to ride 100 miles per week, sometimes I have to say, gimme a break! This morning my head was so stuffy that I decided it wasn’t wise to go for a ride; and certainly not a trek of 19-22 miles. Maybe I’m also simply tired of tussling with headwinds.
Even without things like an allergy flare, we all need to back off sometimes. Leave the all-hard-all-the-time mentality for military boot camp. For us recreational cyclists, such an approach is apt to result in exhaustion; burnout; and possible overuse injuries. That’s why we need to allow ample time to train up to big events.
Mañana 🗓️
Okay, so I skipped the ride today (unless I go out at 5 pm!) There’s always mañana; and as we all know, Rome wasn’t built in a day. Neither is good fitness.
It looks like tomorrow won’t be bad for a ride; so I don’t think I’ll suffer from having taken a day off. The century I’m starting to dream about isn’t next week; and I’m certainly not planning to ride the length of Sweden! (It sounds like a terrific adventure, though). And even if did have a 100-miler planned for next week, now is the time for me to taper.
Longer rides require electrolyte drink, even in cold weather. Last night, with a 20-mile ride in mind, I fixed a bottle Nuun and put it in the fridge to chill (this stuff tastes better cold). But directions for most electrolyte drinks say, use within 24 hours of preparation; so here I am, sipping on Nuun. For mañana? Maybe Propel. It might help me to, um, propel myself along the path!
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I began this website primarily as a way to present the story of how I accomplished a century ride on an adult tricycle. Other riders of adult trikes might want to know whether it’s possible. It sure is! You can read all about it in My Story.
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