Distance
This is how I feel right now.
My cat Bea
I did 114km on the weekend and I'm pretty sore. The total cycling for the week was 202.8km.
Week before = 129.4 km (New Years week)
Week before that = 167.3 km (Christmas week)
I remember my husband said once he reached > 200km each week it felt like being burnt out, and I kind of know what he means. I feel dread at the thought of getting back on the bike.
But I've heard - and I'd believe it - it's all bleagh until you get on the bike and then it's WEEEEEEEEEE!
Strava Premium
(image via theunlockr.com)
I wanted to support Strava because it's a pretty cool app and I would be a bit sad if they shut down from making no money, so I joined up for the premium service.
It's only $59 USD for the year which is $5 a month which is almost nothing.
So I signed up, and then afterwards the message said:
SIGH
I think I will try and keep it not much over this to avoid burning out.
Hopefully it will become easier soon and I can ride a little bit further. There's always just increasing the amount of hills over flats if I want to make it more challenging without adding distance..
Heat
We rode to the city on Saturday and it was awfully hot. Felt pretty wrecked afterwards.
The rest of the week looks to be > 30 degrees.
Hopefully my commute won't be too bad being outside the highest points of the day...
which actually turned out to be a pretty good article about cycling in the heat and humidity.
Speaking of which, I think I may need to invest in more "wicking" material..
The bad thing about riding in normal clothes is I can get sunburnt on the shoulders quite easily as most of my clothes have spaghetti straps / no sleeves..
