When I got married my wife bought me a beautiful new road bike. It was the perfect wedding gift. We had my daughter right away and the bike found a home in the garage. I used to ride alot. One summer I rode my bike to Quebec City. Every time I went into the garage I could hear my bike whispering, “Its been a long time ole friend. My seat doesn’t even recognize your ass anymore.” To be honest, I didn’t recognize my ass either.
For my second weekly challenge I decided re-familiarize my seat with my new ass. I picked a distance of 200 km because I knew I would have to ride everyday to accomplish it.
The first day I did 30 kilometers. It had to be the windiest day ever. I was pedaling but it didn’t seem like I was going anywhere. Maybe it was because there is more of me to catch the wind. A giant meat sail.
The second day I did 60 km with some friends from work. As I mentioned before, there was a definite disparity in our fitness levels. I appreciated them for waiting for me after the long climbs. There was one really long climb. It seemed like a 5km climb to the heavens but it felt like hell as I was doing it. There was also another depressing part of the ride. There was an old guy riding a Supercycle in Birkenstocks that I just couldn’t pass. I survived.
After a shorter ride of 20 km, I did another 60 km ride with the guys from work. This ride was much flatter. Before the ride, I was in serious pain. If there is anyone who has played guitar, if you play for the first time in long time, it hurts your fingertips. It continues to hurt until your fingertips toughen up and harden. Its the same with cycling except its not your fingertips that needs to toughen up. The greatest thing my wife did for my cycling career was not buying me the bike. It was her delicate application of Peneton Baby Creme to my tender bits . I love her for that. I digress.
I finished the week off with some shorter rides. This week really re-ignited my passion for cycling. Hopefully I will get a few more long rides in this summer. I will also have to find a way to pay back my beautiful Tara.
Week Two Challenge: Grade A
Next Week’s Challenge: Run a Half Marathon over the course of the week
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