Training log

Thursday is an off day. So I didn't ride last night, even though I should have. Wednesday is the "Wednesday Ramble" with the local cycle club. It's a slow ride (about 10 mph) that's supposed to last an hour or so. This last one ran an hour and a half and we still only went 11 miles. We had a new ride leader and the route she plotted put us on quite a few busy streets with too much traffic. She'll figure it out and the ride will get better, I'm sure. Wednesday's ride also started in a different spot than usual. 3.2 miles to get there, as opposed to 1. So I really got in about a 17 mile ride and I wasn't dead upon arrival back home. Wheee! Off on a long weekend today. Probably no riding until Monday.

On the plus side, Mom and Dad gave me a Brooks saddle for my birthday. I got it yesterday. Man, it looks snazzy. I can't wait to get some miles on her.

Training log

I feel like total crap. Head cold, unproductive cough, swollen sinuses and lots of snot. Been like this for a week. I totally blew off Saturday's 20 miler. Friday was supposed to be a fast 9, but I went for an easy spin across the river and rode down Harrisburg's riverfront. They have a nicely lighted bike path that connects to the Green Belt. Stopped at City Island on the way over the river just in time for the ball game to let out. Whee.

Sunday was fun. Hooked up with some fine folks from the Harrisburg Bicycle Club for a 12 or 13 mile ride, followed by breakfast. I skipped breakfast. The guy riding his tandem solo didn't think my joke about his stoker falling off was very funny. Apparently, he had heard it once or twice before, which confirms that I am, in fact, an idiot.

Last night's ride turned into a trip to Wally World. For groceries. In the SUV. I'm out of excuses, but the training schedule says today is an optional ride. I ate two burgers and two hot dogs for dinner. Maybe I ought to make up last night's ride. 10 miles. At least.

Training log

Bicycle touring appeals to me. Coming up this fall are a few possible weekend tours - riding to the in-law's house (about 80 miles), riding up PA bike route J to Williamsport and then over to Jersey Shore (about 115 miles), or out west of Carlisle to a valley that's home to about 8 or 9 covered bridges. I'm still fat. So I started a beginner's training program I found in the Bicycling Magazine Guide to Bicycle Touring.

About 10 miles last night. Tuesday is an optional day - I did about 5 miles. 7 miles on Monday. The miles get longer as the 8 week program progresses. I need a prescription for Albuterol.

Still no response from Zefal about their POS frame pump.