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By dougfoot, on November 1st, 2010
Knowing that I live in Oregon, I’ll forgive you for thinking I’m talking about our weather today. Even though I felt well enough to go to work, I still felt like I was in a fog. Today being my “interval” night and I still feeling under the weather, a ride is in order, but perhaps not a [...]
Continue reading Cloudy with a chance of fog
By dougfoot, on October 31st, 2010
I’ve been home sick since Wednesday midmorning and have not been doing much but trying to kick this head cold. Thursday I rode a bit and lasted about 55 minutes, not bad considering how I’ve been feeling this past week. Friday, Saturday and today I just hung around watching my favorite shows on DVDs and catching [...]
Continue reading When all else fails… go ride
By dougfoot, on October 29th, 2010
After taking the last three days off from riding and staying home from work for the last two, I decided I needed to attempt a ride today. I picked a favorite podcast from PodRunner, “Pocket Apocalypse”, 151 bpm, 75 rpm, 60 minutes and started the ride out strong and confident. Something about being sick even for a [...]
Continue reading Not so energetic
By dougfoot, on October 25th, 2010
I’ve been working hard since July to lose the weight I put on during my cycling hiatus. I never thought I could put on so much weight. Stepping on the scale in early July, I didn’t like what I saw. The numbers staring back at me on the scale read 225 lbs! Ouch! I was weighing [...]
Continue reading Flirting with 200
By dougfoot, on October 23rd, 2010
One of my goals for the coming cycling season is to spin faster. Spinning faster is supposed to put less strain on your knees for a given speed. What I’m finding is that my heart rate seems to race and that I don’t like the feeling of pedalling like a crazy man. Last night’s ride was to [...]
Continue reading Crazy legs
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