No buts about it
In terms of cycling I need to HTFU.
I rode my heavy old mountain bike to work on Wed morning. Set off at 6:30am and the ride took 1 hr36 min. The bike computer said it was 33.5kms. All up it was a good ride. At one point my pump broke lose from the bracket & fell to the ground. Luckily it didn't get caught up in the works so no harm done, just had to turn around to pick it up & put it in the backpack.
I was pretty uncomfortable during the final 6ks. The main issue was a sore bum. I know from experience that reguular riding hardens you up down there. My legs were pretty shot too. 3,600 running ks over the last 2 years hasn't made me a strong cyclist from the get-go (although I'm sure it's way better than starting from the couch).
I left the bike at work over night & rode it home yesterday afternoon. The Southerly change hit just after I reached the federation trail so it was a strong headwind all the way to Werribee station (to pick up my car). 35km ride in 1hr 52min. Tough, tough going. At times my speed was down to 14kps due to the wind (& tired legs). After a good sleep my legs feel quite good today. I'll do some running on the weekend. My shin/calf niggle feels good after all that riding. Maybe it's helping.
The plan is to ride in once or twice per week. Riding home on the same day is too much for me atm. Instead of leaving the bike at work overnight, I'll take it on the train & ride home from the station. Eventually I might get bike-fit enough to ride in & back on the same day. If I keep this up over winter I mught just reward myself with a nice new road bike which should cut down the travel time significantly.
I hope to run in the Wyndham fun run on 29 Mar. Probably do the 8.6k option along the Werribee river (details are on the CR calendar).
Have a good weekend. I'm looking forward to mine (well, duh).
I rode my heavy old mountain bike to work on Wed morning. Set off at 6:30am and the ride took 1 hr36 min. The bike computer said it was 33.5kms. All up it was a good ride. At one point my pump broke lose from the bracket & fell to the ground. Luckily it didn't get caught up in the works so no harm done, just had to turn around to pick it up & put it in the backpack.
I was pretty uncomfortable during the final 6ks. The main issue was a sore bum. I know from experience that reguular riding hardens you up down there. My legs were pretty shot too. 3,600 running ks over the last 2 years hasn't made me a strong cyclist from the get-go (although I'm sure it's way better than starting from the couch).
I left the bike at work over night & rode it home yesterday afternoon. The Southerly change hit just after I reached the federation trail so it was a strong headwind all the way to Werribee station (to pick up my car). 35km ride in 1hr 52min. Tough, tough going. At times my speed was down to 14kps due to the wind (& tired legs). After a good sleep my legs feel quite good today. I'll do some running on the weekend. My shin/calf niggle feels good after all that riding. Maybe it's helping.
The plan is to ride in once or twice per week. Riding home on the same day is too much for me atm. Instead of leaving the bike at work overnight, I'll take it on the train & ride home from the station. Eventually I might get bike-fit enough to ride in & back on the same day. If I keep this up over winter I mught just reward myself with a nice new road bike which should cut down the travel time significantly.
I hope to run in the Wyndham fun run on 29 Mar. Probably do the 8.6k option along the Werribee river (details are on the CR calendar).
Have a good weekend. I'm looking forward to mine (well, duh).
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