I am super excited after yesterday. I rode for a whopping 21.5 miles! That nearly doubled my previous single trip distance of 12 miles. I used to think that 10 miles was pretty good, well for a fat guy that is. As it turns out, I am capable of much more.I went at (what I consider to be) a disappointing 14 mph. I could sit here and talk about the headwind (which was pretty bad), or the heat (upper 90s!), or even that there were more hills than anticipated (which is true). All of these things came together to make it a challenging ride. I pushed myself longer and farther than I ever had before, and in the end, I wasn't thinking about how hard it was, the hills, the heat, or anything else. I was thinking how much I wish I had taken a camera! There were some nice scenes along Hwy 301, but I can wax poetically about that at another time.
Not only was I excited about the distance, but I have also been going for three weeks as of yesterday. In that time, I have cycled 104 miles! This works out to 4.95 miles per day in that time. Which tells me that I am hitting the overall average, AND that I have largely compensated from my family vacation to Georgia.
Now for the disappointment. I was speaking with a far more avid cyclist than I. He explained (completely unsolicited and unawares of my plan or this blog) that for weight loss, I should expect to cycle 12-15 miles at a time! I don't know how I will get that much out everyday. Maybe I will kick my goal up to 10, I'm not sure. All I know is that I have A LOT more work ahead of me.
I will try to get in a 6 mile rie tonight, but I have at least 10 tomorrow with the various errands I have tomorrow (Monday). Here's to a lot more work, and a lot more fun!!
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