My First Boo-Boo

Even though it isn't a big one, it is still my first battle scar from training. I went for a ride with Michelle (my TNT mentor) this morning, and when we were about home, I caught a little edge on the sidewalk and fell right over. I wish I had a better story for my scrape, but that is it. Regardless we got 20 miles in this morning.

In the groove again

I am back and getting back into the swing of riding. I actually got up this morning and rode at 5:30! I plan to do this often, but most of the time I just can't get out of bed... and it is too hot to ride after work, so that only leaves the evenings. So, I feel good that I actually got out of bed this morning.

Here is a picture of my new biking shoes. My old ones were/are falling apart. These are road biking shoes, so they are not nearly as comfortable as my mountain biking shoes. Walking in these is like walking in ski boots.

Back in Town!

I am back from holiday/work trip to Los Angeles/San Diego/Boston. I am tired, but glad to be home. I have been riding a lot the last month or two (but not at all in the last week), and this was perfect timing, as the official training set up by our Team In Training coach starts tomorrow.

I added the expected mileage assigned by our coach to my mileage spread sheet. The gray column to the right of each day now contains my expected/assigned mileage. I think it will be pretty easy going for a week or so, but as the mileage ramps up, my schedule gets a lot busier. I think my biggest problem will be the Wednesday rides. Once school starts I will be teaching a Wednesday night class, so I will have to get up early and ride, or ride after 8:30 p.m. That won't be too bad for a bit, but will be hard to accomplish once it starts to get a little colder... wish me luck. One of the reasons I have posted the expected mileage for each day is to keep myself honest. You all can keep track of what I am doing and drop me an email if you see me slipping.

Won't get much riding done this week...

We are going to California at the end of the week for a wedding, and then I am flying straight to Boston for a conference all next week. I doubt that I will get much riding in the next week. I may rent a bike one evening in Boston, or something like that... who knows. I may have to run (I hate running) to stay on my exercise regime while gone... I hope not. Anyway, I will not have too many posts for the next 12 days, but I will log any mileage that I get in on my chart.