Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Two for one...

Well you probably realized I did not post Sunday or Monday, so this is a two-for-one post. I took Sunday off and rested up after a pretty good first week. Yesterday (Monday) I hit the gym. Weather has been ugly now for several days and I wasn't ready to hit the rain & cold. Managed to get 10.7 miles on the bike in 46.12 minutes at an average speed of 13 mph and burned 171.8 calories. Did not do any weight training.

Today, Tuesday, braved the cold and rain and took the bike out to the Ridgeland trails. With 37 degree temperatures and steady rain, I chose to be careful and not go too fast given puddles of water, broken tree branches and stuff on the bike paths. Twice I spotted deer today. One doe by herself and two other doe with their young ones. Avoided the Natchez Trace as much as possible as I was cycling during rush hour. Had to quit about 5:30 p.m. as it got dark and I did not want to hit something and regret it later. Managed to do 16.6 miles in 1 hr 25 minutes. Ave speed was 11.7 miles and burned 484 calories. YES, I did remember to unclip my bike shoes before stopping and, therefore, did not fall of the bike today. The inclement weather did not bother me too much and I realized that English weather in May/June won't get much worse that what I experienced today (unles there are gale force winds).

Same weather forecasted for tomorrow.....stay tuned.