Sunday, 29 September, 2002
Bicycle Training Recap
Perhaps more difficult than finishing the ride yesterday was getting on the bike this morning to do a short recovery ride. It turns out that the body recovers from a hard ride much faster if you follow that hard day with a slow and easy ride. It's hard to convince yourself of that, though, when sitting on a bicycle seat for even five minutes seems like it'd be cruel and unusual punishment. But the pros are right, and I felt a lot better after Debra and I went for our ride.
For the sake of completeness, here's my mileage from this week.
| Monday | 18.2 easy |
| Tuesday | 0 (lazy) |
| Wednesday | 0 (scheduled) |
| Thursday | 10.4 easy |
| Friday | 5 easy |
| Saturday | 103 (the BIG ride) |
| Sunday | 10 easy |
| Total | 146.8 |
All told, I rode 1,170 miles on my bike since August 12. It sounds like a lot, but it works out to only 10 hours per week. I'm simply astonished at the results from that relatively small commitment. I'm a much stronger rider, I've lost almost 15 pounds (and I wasn't actually trying to lose any), I'm more alert, feel more alive, and am happier than I've been in quite some time. 10 hours a week sounds like a big time commitment, but I don't even miss those hours I used to spend watching TV. or staying up late surfing the Web. Mom and Dad were right: you really can do anything you set your mind to.