32 miles in two days

[bill_schubert]

Not a huge deal for someone who works out a lot but it is the best I've done in three or so years.  

The old neighborhood run

The new neighborhood run ( did the circle twice)

Yesterday I went over to the place we used to live and cycled my old route.  It is pretty near 20 miles with a couple of pretty good hills to end the ride.  Nearly a perfect ride for distance and time.  I think I used to ride it faster than I did yesterday but that data is lost to time.

Today I thought I'd do a few miles just to loosen up and ended up doing 14 miles.

I'm pretty happy with my strength and endurance growth since summer.  It will get screwed when I lose a couple of months with my shoulder.  Maybe longer.  Cycling requires use of the shoulder quite a bit so I may be starting over.

But I'll be going into surgery in decent shape.

Oh, yeah, and I gained a pound yesterday.  Got to love daily weight tracking.

Comments

[days-unfolding.livejournal.com]

What do you use to track your rides?

[susandennis]

very excellent. i see your weather and marvel at your willingness to sweat

[taz-39.livejournal.com]

It was a pound of muscle!!

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

Cyclemeter GPS. I paid for it. No ads. I like it a lot. Emails a link to every ride.

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

Excellent thinking.

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

It's been much cooler. It was 75 today with 45% humidity. Actually a lovely day to ride.

[amw.livejournal.com]

I am extremely jealous of your wind speeds! The headwinds here have been brutal, it's like you're cycling uphill when you're going straight.

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

Oh do I ever know what you mean. It has been nice here recently but I've been there. In my situation I don't have to ride if the conditions aren't good so I feel for you.