Two Wheel Blogs

This is my favorite part of the day. The part that comes right after I get off my bike.

I just finished a good 2 hours at a decent tempo pace. Not enough to really drain the tank, but enough to need a refill. Just right. I have a little bit of that "runner's high" thing going on; I have an appetite; and I'm just a little tired.

What a difference a year makes. This time last year I was struggling through my workouts barely able to complete a single hour at a decent base-building power level. This year's a completely different story.

It seems like only yesterday I threw a leg over my bike and declared it was time to put in a whole slew of nice, easy winter miles. I've lost count of the hours and miles since then. Mainly that's because the last 3-4 weeks have been strictly indoor riding; and I just can't bear to tally up miles and hours and cadence and power for every ride.

December was terrific. Forty hours of riding. I don't think I've ever managed that kind of volume in a single month. I'd know for certain were it not for all the time I used to spend singlespeeding in the woods.

Piece of cake. Just a quick update on my previous post here on the last day of the month and the year. I'm definitely going to make it to forty hours this month.

In a few hours I plan to hop on my bike for at least an hour. I only need about 45 minutes to make it over the forty hour mark for December. Not bad for an old fart.

I just realized that December's been a really good month for me, training wise.

I shifted into "takin' it easy" mode a little over a month ago. And a little more than a week ago Mother Nature dumped a bunch of snow on us. As if we needed it, she then kicked us when we're down with temperatures in the single digits.