On the Road Again

Yesterday, for the first time in three months, I went for a long ride. Most of my rides have been an hour, maybe an hour and a half. Yesterday, I did 2 hours.

It was a simple ride, just to the Art Museum in Philly and back home for 37 miles. I pushed the pace a few times, usually just up a hill or to chase down someone on the horizon.

I felt great mentally. That kind of ride always feels good to complete. The rest of the day, my legs were killing me, though. Dong a two hour ride after not doing one for a while can be a little more punishing. Over the coming weeks, I really need to get more of them!

You can always tell...

When things are going great, I post a lot. When things are not, I don't post as much.

I've been under huge amounts of pressure at work and fighting one minor illness after another, so I have not been riding nearly as much as I'd like to be. My motivation to race is really not there right now and I'm basically riding enough to keep my weight from going up any more than it has already.

I've tried setting a few goals, but I'm finding that when I don't care about the goals, I don't work very hard toward them.

Hopefully I can get it together soon :-)