Friday ride home…easy pace on a glorious day. 70F and sunny and no hurry to get anywhere!
Slow time…but what’s the rush?
Workout:
Another decision to sleep in!
When the alarm went off this morning I decided to go for an extra 45 mins in bed. This week, following the clocks changing has been tough, but I could’ve done it this morning if I’d really been compelled. Next week I’ll be back in the groove I think!
This morning I had in mind to run, and run with a bit more purpose than I have been recently…but it was cold and bed wasn’t! Tomorrow morning I’ll get out there and put in the run and I’ll actually wait until it’s daylight!!
The ride was pretty good. After a lax start I picked up the pace and had a long stretch in the 21mph range…not bad for the morning! Lots of traffic today though, much more than normal, but everyone seemed to be driving fairly sanely.
I think I’ll take a slightly longer route home today…maybe the 11 mile one.
Workout:
For the ride home I wasn’t trying to push it hard today, following the beasting I gave it last time!
Just a comfortable pace…into the wind the whole way (which made me want to take it easy!).
Workout:
Up and at it early this morning to get to spin class (where no instructor showed up and it didn’t happen…ffs) and out the door at 5am.
The ride this morning featured shorts and short fingered gloves…although I’m not sure either was the best move! This afternoon is meant to be close to 70 and sunny, so it shuold work out fine 
Totally dark for the ride…even dark when I left the gym at 6:45! The little daylight was ncie for a few days there!
Workout:
…or ripped the ass off it!
That was a personal best time coming home! I got a good run coming out of the office and down the back streets so I decided to bring the wood (as the Saints head coach would say).
The last 2 miles were straight into the teeth of a strong wind, but I just turned myself inside out…doing about 21mph with my HR at 170+.
There were even a couple of moments where I slowed to a crawl at lights…still got it done
Simple pleasures I know!
Workout:
This morning I decided an extra hour in bed was more valuable to me than going to spin class!
I don’t know if the extra hour did me any good, but 4:30 wasn’t appealing!
Ride to work was ok. It’s been warmer the past couple of days which has been nice and the forecast suggests that will continue…all good.
Workout:
Clocks go forward and darkness returns to the ride to work!
If I’m cycling to the gym it’s dark anyway at 5am, but when I’ve been running or riding the bike at home it’s been basically light when I’ve been heading out at 6:30…well, that’s done again for a couple of months!
Workout:
Went out today, having looked at the weather and planned my route, to find that the weather stations around here must be in the most sheltered locations! It was blowing hard and from the wrong direction (at least for my planned route) so I improvised and did a route I’ve not done for a while.
Riding the route reminded me WHY I’ve not done it for a while…rough roads…lots of stops/traffic lights…parades at this time of year…then masses of cyclists who ride a bike much like they drive a car (with their heads up their ass).
Anyway, a little over 60 miles with the first 40 ish into the wind…just the way it worked out with the route I took.
It was an ok ride but also highlighted (again) why I ordered a new cog for my cassette…the bugger should finally get here tomorrow…3 weeks after ordering it!
Workout:
Nope…I think I fell short today!
I saw that I was 8 miles short of 800 so decided to tag on a little extra on the way home…only came out to be about a mile more. Maybe this will round up to 800…maybe it’ll stick at 799!
Once I got home I threw in my abs routine for the day. 3 sets of 60 side ab exercises followed down with 60 Mason twists…240 total.
Edit: It rounded up to 800! :)
Workout:
This morning was a slow start, although didn’t seem like it was going to be!
A combination of rain and a flat tire meant there was no ride home last night and the forecast for today (and tomorrow) was more rain. I fixed the flat last night, replacing the inner tube with a previously patched one. This morning I got up to find that it was dry outside…so a ride to work would be fine…but the patched tube clearly wasn’t up to the task as the tire was flat again.
I replaced the tube again, this time using a new one, and headed out a bit later than normal. Since Tonja wasn’t meant to be teaching the spin class today (and never again teaching) I wasn’t in any great rush to get to the gym…and got there about 25 mins later than normal.
That gave me about 35 mins for a workout…
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