This week has been a good week to ride. Pretty cool most
mornings, and I am using some new tricks and tools.
One thing I really like about the bike riding is that I have
to make adjustments and changes in my schedule, and how I look at things. I
have gotten little rigid and crotchety
in the past few years, and this is good for me.
I have been using the bike
riding to also lose some weight, and I
have been turned on to a new phone app in the past week, My Fitness Pal.
Tracks what you eat, how much you exercise etc. Really a good tool for those of
us that need some structure in our exercising and diet planning, but don’t want
to commit to weekly meetings and weigh ins. I will keep you posted on how this
works as we go along.
After riding the trails with Jim Haake, I broke down and
bought a bell. It is actually a pretty
nice way to let folks know you are approaching from the rear. Actually, I bought a Bell brand bell (or Bell
bell) , which I think is kind of funny. I now have this shiny circle on my
handlebars, and I know my friends will comment, “no kidding?”
Learned something else from Jim. I have been attacking hills, going as hard as
I can for as long as I can, then stopping and gasping for a few minutes, then
attacking again. Even though I know this is a marathon and not a sprint, I
can’t seem to not attack the hill. Watching
Jim make it up a hill by using a slow steady pace was a learning experience,
and I now use it all the time. I have
now made it up “Suicide Hill” on Lees Summit road twice with stopping, and the
last time I was only gasping slightly.
Much better.
Speaking of gasping, a quick
word to those of you that think you could never do this. After around 2 months,
I am now cruising up hills at 10-12 miles per hour that I was struggling to get
up at all when I started. It does not
take long to get some proficiency, and some stamina. If you get checked out by your doctor, take
it slow, and don’t try to become a racer overnight, you can do this.
More later.
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