Today was national Ride Your Bike To Work Day. So, I rode my bike to work. I got in about 31 miles. A lot of places around town had food for cyclists so I ended up eating breakfast 4 times today. Nice! I also had 4 near death experiences and 1 really, really near death experience. I got buzzed by a utility truck by less than a foot. It seemed like that fucker was trying to hit me. Pissed me off. On the way home, I rode with a coworker who regular rides his bike to work so I now have a route going to work and home that is off of most of the busy roads. It's about 15 miles or so.
Thursday evening was a 3250 meter, not yard, swim. I started off pretty crappy but once I was warmed up pretty well, I was feeling awesome and my workout showed. At the end of the workout, we had to do 10x50m repeats on a 0:60 interval. I was holding 0:40-0:45 for each of these 10 intervals. Everyone else in my lane was slowing down but I held them even after being fatigued from the rest of the workout. I also need to get new goggles because mine are pretty cloudy now.
I got my New Balance 1061 shoes in today. I got the silver/blue color, too. I'll start wearing them to break them in over the next few days. They feel pretty good for the 5 minutes that I've worn them.
My weight this morning was 185.5 so down is always good and I've lost 1.5 pounds in a week.
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I've lost the enthusiasm for bike commuting after getting hit last year. Morning traffic is scary. But isn't great to get home and already have bike miles under your belt?
:-)
Jodi
I completely understand your stance on bike commuting. I'm becoming a wuss and I'm worried about getting hit by cars and stuff now. It does take away some of the enjoyment of cycling.
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