Improvement

A few posts ago I mentioned that I had dropped my 15 mile loop time from 60 minutes to 49 minutes. About 2 weeks ago I did the same ride in just over 45 minutes. I did that loop twice today with both being around 46-47 minutes. By comparison, Lance Armstrong just did a time trial today in a stage race in New Mexico. It was 16 miles long and he got just over 34 minutes. This means I'm fast for a late 30's guy with 3 months of biking experience, but I'm a 3 year old with training wheels and an 8 foot tall orange flag when compared to Lance.

I'll just work on personal improvement. :-)

A Metric Century and Aerodynamic Legs

A few weeks ago I did what is called a Metric Century. It was 100 Kilometers or 62 miles. It went well. The first 50 miles took me 2:47 which is pretty good for a person of my experience (3 months worth). My legs are slowly rounding into shape but that ride pushed me a step back in my training. I overdid it a little trying to maintain my pace and my left knee was a bit sore for about 10 days. Hopefully it will stay away for good.

I have finally gone completely over to the dark side by shaving my legs tonight. I'd been thinking about it for a month now, but during one impetuous moment I grabbed my wife's razor in the shower and just went to town. I've never done that before, but now those babies are as smooth as can be. A little lotion and welcome to Supple City!

I did a short ride of 15 miles yesterday, 30 miles today, and I plan on doing about 40 tomorrow. I plan on stacking rides on Friday and Saturdays from here on out to improve my legs ability to handle long rides. I'm loving my bike. Riding just feels liberating with the speed and the exertion followed by the endorphins. Good for the soul.