It cracks me up that I am feeling guilty today for not riding yesterday. During the frustrating rides on Monday and Tuesday, I kept saying to myself over and over, “I’ll take Wednesday and Thursday off because of the wind.” Even if it hadn’t been windy, my legs needed the break. The winds raged yesterday [...]
Archive for April, 2010
I said yesterday that it was a perfect day for riding outside… and it was… until about 10 minutes after I left the office. During the drive home, the wind started kicking up. It wasn’t too bad though. It just wasn’t the perfect calm I was looking forward to. Of course, this is West [...]
Today is pure torture. The temperatures are in the mid-70′s outside and a glance out the window at the flag pole shows the flags hanging limp. There is no wind whatsoever. And here I sit in my little cubical staring at the computer screen. It is funny to listen to people though. Whether they are [...]
Ouch. I’ve had a few times during rides where I started feeling really bad and walked away from it wondering if I had bonked. Having only other people’s descriptions to go off of, I didn’t know if I was entirely sure if I would know it when it happened. In discussing it with others, [...]
I was looking for every excuse in the book to not ride yesterday after work. It was one of those bizarre days where I spent all day wanting to ride and then when 5:00 arrived, I no longer wanted to. As I drove home, I grinned at the darkening sky. As I was pulling into [...]
Yesterday was frustrating. I hate it when I get home and the weather is perfect for riding yet I know I really need to stay off of the bike. It is such a rare occurance around here that a day has zero wind. It is even more rare for a windless day to occur during [...]
That is the only word that can describe my ride last night. I got home anxious to get out on the road, but my stomach was empty and protesting. I knew I would need fuel. I ate a quick bite and then sat down to digest a bit before getting outside. While I sat there, [...]
When I started riding last September, I thought it was silly when I read posts from cyclists about how they always wanted more gear and how they were always buying new bikes. I still had the mentality from when I was a child. You bought a bike and pretty much rode the wheels off. When you could [...]
I got asked this morning as I get asked every morning, “Did you do much riding this weekend?” I looked at those asking the question in silence for a few minutes to see if they were serious. Eventually, I responded with, “No. I tried but the pontoons kept falling off the bike. I should have [...]
I’m breaking form here somewhat from my usual roadmap. I’ve been blogging in one form or another for a little over 3 years now and if there is one thing I learned in my early days it was to not post more than once a day. Doing so tends to deplete the idea pool and [...]
