Thursday, February 10, 2011

Ridin Solo

The weather inched close to freezing and the sun was out for a slightly more pleasant ride tonight. Parent Teacher Conferences at WCS tonight meant I rolled alone. Tried to keep the heart rate near zone 5. Not really sure what that means, but it was a number on the Garmin and all those real rider types like Jeff Kerkove seem to do zone training so that means I should too! 10 miles later and I was spent, but a good spent.

I really love being on the bike after-school. It helps let me melt away the day, not that there was much melting going on at 27 degrees, but...

After the ride, I was able to fit in a quick body weight workout:

10 rounds of 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, and 15 squats starting on the minutes for 10 minutes. Great for the core and total body fitness!

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

One Year One Gear

I am embarking on a quest to ride nothing but singlespeeds this year. I will be attempting to chronicle my adventures. The blog format is new to me and I'm going to try to post daily to reflect on my rides and thoughts and other ramblings.

We'll see how things go...

Today ride:

13+ miles
21 degrees
184 pounds

Forgot my Craft baselayer = fail

Still dragging an extra 10 pounds while trying to keep up with Joe.

Today felt the coldest of any ride so far. Probably because I left my Craft baselayer at the house, don't wanna do that again.