I had one of my best ever bike rides on Friday night.
I haven't been doing enough miles recently, I have had a cold, and been on holiday, then found it difficult to get back up to the activity level I was at. I was still working at it, often on a gym bike, but the rides have tended to be too short. I have two events coming up though, and I really need to do a bit more, so I've ramped up the workrate in the last two weeks.
I got a Garmin 500 on Thursday, on Friday morning I went to the gym, then on Friday my family went away for the weekend with me cycling to join them after work. A trip of around 45 miles.
I got home from work, and didn't really fancy it, I couldn't find my windproof jacket and was still mulling over work related issues, but eventually I left. The first hour my head cleared and my legs got into a groove, then just around the start of the second hour I suddenly realised everything appeared to have just clicked into place. It felt really good and I was really covering the ground, in fact I was on fire. Somehow everything just seemed perfect, I was at one with the bike, I was really moving, and far from feeling tired I felt really good. It felt as though fatigue was close, but if I could only keep cranking I would keep ahead of it.
I found my family and said to my wife - "I'm sure that computer has made me faster!" She didn't entirely approve of the purchase, and reckons I had a tailwind - which didn't come anywhere near bursting my bubble.
So regardless of motivation before I started - I had an absolutely amazing run, and am still buzzing about it, so much so that I felt I needed to share it!
James
I haven't been doing enough miles recently, I have had a cold, and been on holiday, then found it difficult to get back up to the activity level I was at. I was still working at it, often on a gym bike, but the rides have tended to be too short. I have two events coming up though, and I really need to do a bit more, so I've ramped up the workrate in the last two weeks.
I got a Garmin 500 on Thursday, on Friday morning I went to the gym, then on Friday my family went away for the weekend with me cycling to join them after work. A trip of around 45 miles.
I got home from work, and didn't really fancy it, I couldn't find my windproof jacket and was still mulling over work related issues, but eventually I left. The first hour my head cleared and my legs got into a groove, then just around the start of the second hour I suddenly realised everything appeared to have just clicked into place. It felt really good and I was really covering the ground, in fact I was on fire. Somehow everything just seemed perfect, I was at one with the bike, I was really moving, and far from feeling tired I felt really good. It felt as though fatigue was close, but if I could only keep cranking I would keep ahead of it.
I found my family and said to my wife - "I'm sure that computer has made me faster!" She didn't entirely approve of the purchase, and reckons I had a tailwind - which didn't come anywhere near bursting my bubble.
So regardless of motivation before I started - I had an absolutely amazing run, and am still buzzing about it, so much so that I felt I needed to share it!
James
