Season Miles: 2,273
30 miles
Sunny, windy and warm...pushin' 80!
Today was not about heart rates.
Today was not about cadence.
Today was not about speed.
Today was not about gears.
Today was about just enjoying some spectacular weather while taking an easy ride just taking in all the colors and the warmth of the sun.
I've been dying to get out, which has been tough with my schedule.
In case you are not aware, in my non-cycling life a big change was announced yesterday. I'm heading back onto the airwaves with a new job in radio.
My PhilCast podcast show changes into an afternoon-drive radio show on NewsTalk 1150 WHBY as of Tuesday the 11th, where I'll now have to be known as "The Biggest Name in Fox Cities Radio".
Starting a new job is demanding enough, but starting it in a city that's a 100 miles away from where you live makes things even more tricky.
And eventually we'll be moving there to fully-appreciate everyday life in the city.
Needless to say, cycling may almost be done for this season. Just to complicate the schedule even more there's the PhilCast Tour of Ireland listener trip to take yet later this month.
Yup, cycling will soon fall by the wayside for 2011, which is what makes these final rides in this great weather all the more special.
I hope to get out again on Friday....maybe a little longer...but then again...
Season Miles: 2,243
Loomis, 26 miles
16.1 ave. speed
85 ave. cadence
Sunny and mild, 70 with wind 5-10
Despite being swamped with other duties keeping me away from the bike way too much, I was able to take advantage of the nice sunshine today and get back on my Roubaix, albeit for an all-too-brief 26-mile jaunt. But sometimes you take what your schedule will give you.
It felt great to be on the road again, but I was feeling very rusty and sore after taking in a pier, boat and boat lift from the water over the weekend. Not to mention all the grass cutting, yard work and try sweeping out a full basement that is only four feet high. Yeah, I was sore in odd places today after a weekend of work.
While riding back a guy on a Schwinn pointed at me as he stood stopped at an intersection. As I rode up to him he asked me what kind of bike I was on.
"Does that say Roo-BIX?" he asked.
I had to laugh to myself as I explained the bike was called the ROO-BAY, like Paris-Roubaix you see.
Nice guy. He fell in love with my new blue and white beauty. He asked me a ton of questions about it and kept telling me how beautiful it looked.
He asked me if I raced, which I'm always flattered to hear because it tells me at least I look like I know what I am doing!
I told him I gave that up a few years ago. He then asked how old I was and when I told him 53 he barked out, "Hell I'm 64...come on!" Good guy.
So there...my Roubaix from Specialized got some special attention today. And in fact he is now thinking of buying Specialized.
I hope to get out there at least once or twice more this week, but things aside from cycling are hectic on my calendar.
