Lest we forget? At any rate, lest I forget! Forget how to walk, that is.

You’d think that any cyclist would have legs capable of walking any distance, fast and hard. I’ve discovered that being an avid cyclist seems to make walking, if anything, harder! Way back when I first started riding the trike, I commented that I mustn’t forget how to walk. It looks like I AM forgetting!

Nowadays, when I walk somewhere instead of riding a bicycle, my legs feel heavy and sluggish. I feel SO slow!! It set in about this past June, and only seems to be getting worse.

Too much intense work with too little recovery? Do I need to be more diligent about using that foam roller on my legs? Have my \”hammies\” become overly tightened?

Whatever it is, I\’m amazed at triathletes. Swim, cycle, then run. Sounds exhausting.

I never became very good at swimming. I didn\’t seem to have the upper body strength for it, and it would leave me gasping like a spent runner. It would probably take me 9 hours or so in the saddle to ride 112 miles. And then run a marathon?? I\’ll never make it to Kona, I\’m sure.

Trying to train for the Kona event would likely leave me little time for going about on foot. I think, then, I\’ll skip it — lest I forget how to walk.