Monday, October 20, 2008

Settling in for a Long Winter.

This morning's frost was a big reminder that yeah, winter is coming. Tonight I got home late, but decided to go for a ride anyway. The temperature was in the low 60's, sunny and a bit windy. Perfect for riding. I took Sunday off to let my saddle sore heal a bit and was raring to go so I went pretty hard to very hard.  1 hour: 30 minutes: 48 seconds with over half of the ride in Zone 4 with an average speed of 20.2 mph and 30.5 miles total distance. I was talking to Marc and Pete on Thursday about next year's plans and we all pretty much decided we'll start training again in December. I'm  hoping to still get out 2 or 3 times a week from now until then, with maybe some time on the trainer.

2 comments:

Buzz de Cafe said...

it's colder up here. did 43 mi (easy spinning) on Saturday in jacket, tights, and booties, and my feet were still numb when i got home. Barely breaking 60 for a high around here now. Caught in a cold rain a couple weeks ago. That sucked.

Starting to ramp up the weights and -ugh- the treadmill for the long, dark winter months ahead. Gotta start the season fit next year, not the gelatinous blob I was last March.

John P. said...

"gelatinous blob"

Man, that describes me a few years back!

It's great to see you are riding Mike. I'm so not looking forward to riding indoors this winter.