Exercise: yesterday was day 3 of my new routine involving riding during a long lunch. There is a ~40 mile route that I've been doing each day this week. Monday it took 2 1/2 hrs; Tuesday it was 10 minutes less; and yesterday it was 5 minutes less than Tuesday. It was one of those neat rides that had maybe 8-10 segments that dipped into that 30+mph range...where cycling becomes very intense and focused: there's a realization that the stakes just got higher and you have to focus in and give your full attention and effort to sustain that experience! I Love it! Anytime I can enjoy speeds over 25 on the flats...I do.
Now, in all humility, it is worth noting that the return leg had almost a true S wind which did aid in the higher speeds-no question about it. I am an amature cyclist with less than a year in this sport...but I seem to have developed a taste for and liking of higher sustained speeds. Today my hope is to ride the 40 mile loop or maybe 50 and then take Friday off. Then ride again on Sat aiming to get a longer ride in (~80). And I think S. and maybe D. will join me for all or some of it.
Next week I hope to ride 6 days in a row - to experience what that is like. I've only done that once before, but not with these distances; which are only a shadow of what is to come...soon.
[It was nice to wear only a single layer, sunscreen and no backpack today: it was a wonderful ride-even with the winds. Sorry for the short posting and little personal content-I feel like it's crunch time...]
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