I hauled Lolita out of the garage today and took her out for a short spin. (Lolita is my touring bike, for those of you who don't know.) Since I ran yesterday, I figured I'd make today the cross-training day and tomorrow my running day. I had to put some air in her tires, but other than that, Lolita was good to go. She's as spunky as ever and I found everything I needed except for a water bottle. (And my floor pump--but I know I left that in Portland.)
The schedule says 40 minutes, so 40 minutes I did. I would have done more, but the nasty, nasty west wind was not cooperating. It's one thing to tire yourself out, but it's another thing to do it in the face of a 12mph head wind. (Yes, I looked up the wind speed.) That, and the roads around here are pretty lame for riding. I mean, I had a nice shoulder, but it's just no fun on the 55mph, 2-lane road that everyone takes to get to Hwy 1. However, to get to any other roads, you must first deal with this one.
Anyway, I made it about 7.5 miles in 40 minutes. I would give you a blow-by-blow of my cadence and speed, but the magnet on my crank is off, so I don't have that intel. I know you're disappointed.
Earth Sized Planets
2 days ago
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You and my BFF Mike could have lovely conversations comparing stats... my darling hubby is much more low tech: ride until you're done, and don't worry as much about the cadence and details :)
Me? Biking is even lower on my list than running.
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