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Ride 10 – Pushin’ the Big Gear

Posted by Bryan on May 7, 2008 in Blog, My Rides | 4 comments

Boy was I tired when I woke up this morning. I felt I got enough sleep because I did get about 7 hours. I had the yawns though! BIG TIME! I couldn’t stop yawning until about 5 or 6 minutes into my ride. It was unreal. Once I did get riding though I felt good. Real good. The weather was ok. There were no clouds but there was a lot of dew and a little mist.

Just like Ride 9, I found myself going at a very good clip to start with my speed up around 13.5 to 14. I’m hoping that this is an indication that I’m starting to develop a little bit of base fitness. These last two rides have just been awesome with me being able to push it and not tire out. Man it feels good.

As I approach the 5 mile mark I spot another rider come out of a neighborhood entrance a few hundred feet ahead of me. This isn’t the guy on the recumbent that dusted me back in Ride 2. He’s on a normal road bike and is wearing a cycling jersey. I’m able to keep him in roughly the same position ahead of me until I get to my turn-around point. It felt good to be able to maintain my position. It’s very likely that he was just warming up though and was taking it easy.

Ride 2 – Christmas in April

Posted by Bryan on Apr 23, 2008 in Blog, My Rides | 4 comments

It was tough to get up this morning. I had good intentions of going to bed early last night but wound up getting only about 5.5 hrs of sleep. Not good. As I lay there I caught myself trying to think of a way to sleep in and ride later. Again, not good. I forced myself to get up, drank a bottle of water, got dressed, and headed to the garage where my steed is housed. In that order. I know, the visual is kinda scary. Starting out my legs felt a little sluggish. Not unexpected since my first ride (Ride 1) in years was only two days old. Once I got the blood flowing, though, the legs started to feel ok.

So, I’m riding down the first long stretch of my short 10 mile loop when I realize what a beautiful morning it is. It’s about 5:15 and cool but not cold. Crisp is what I would call it. The sky is clear and there’s an awesome looking early-morning half-moon in the Southwest sky with Jupiter shining brightly not far away. I love the night sky. I’m a bit of an amateur astronomy buff as well.