One Clydesdale’s Journey

And out on the road again.

Okay, so the weather wasn’t great, but I got the bike out and went for a short ride today. Well, short as far as the distance went but as far as time was concerned. It took me over 30 minutes to get in a messily 7 miles.

I’m afraid to think of how bad that would have been if I wasn’t putting in time on the spin bikes.

But I had to get back on the real thing. That spin bike was driving me crazy…

It’s weird; I actually like the spin bike during the Tri-Fit classes. It keeps it interesting with the instructor and everyone else in there.

But, to just go to the spin bike room and ride it on my own.

There is only one way to explain it, boring! Even with the mp3 player blasting away, it’s just boring.

There is no comparison to actually riding a real bike.

But I will be putting a little more effort and resistance into the training sessions from now on. Wow, it felt like I had nothing in my legs on that ride today. And I really thought that I was going to be able to make it a lot further than just 7 miles in the 30 minutes that I planned to ride.

There is also a big difference in how the bike shoes are on a real bike verses a spin bike. I liked it, it has been a long time since I’ve had toe clips though, and those muscles are really feeling it. But I need to work on that some more also.

But it still felt good to get an actual ride in on the bike.

As for the rest of the week; my diligence paid off and I made it to the gym during most of my lunches. And it paid off with a 4 pound drop in my weight.

So yes, the gym bag is already packed and ready to go for tomorrow.

Later,
John W.
A Clydesdale in training