Hi, all! I've started training for my Big Ride on May 21st, and my butt still has to adjust to being on a bike for so long... I've got a pair of biking shorts with padding, and they're helping, but still. I've heard it will take about 2 weeks worth of riding to get to that point... Yeah. It's a good thing I've got a good chair at work... :P
Last week I rode 28.5 miles in total - good place to START. Then I worked out a training plan and realized I need to step it up... Yesterday I rode 13.5 miles, and then today when I was only planning on riding for 15 miles, but I missed the turn I'd planned on, and wound up riding 18.8 miles. Yeah, we'll see how I feel tomorrow...
It will be nice when we finally make the space to set the trainer up so I don't have to worry about riding in the dark... I got home tonight after riding down a road that was further out in the country than I realized when I set out -- no street lights on a curvy road. Yeah, not that smart. I was wearing an orange coat and had my lights and my helmet on, and I got home just fine, but when I told the Hubster where I'd gone, he made me promise not to take that route again unless it's the middle of the day. *sheepish grin...*
Needless to say, most of my free time will be taken up with training, so I don't know how often I'll be posting between now and The Ride - fair warning!
G'Night, all!
Great job on the bike riding! You can do this! I've been using a mantra as I'm jogging when I feel like giving up: "This is what I wanted" :) You're going to be great!
ReplyDeleteThanks, ORShadow! I love your mantra! I keep telling myself "I can do this" when I feel like giving up, but I REALLY like "this is what I wanted." I'll definitely use it!!! :D
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