Domesticated

-0.0 lbs
-5.4 lbs total

00:60:00 (roughly)
4 miles

While we are in Denver, Colorado, Carl and I felt we still needed to get a workout in. So, we utilized the hotel’s fitness room. I need a low-impact cardio workout , so I hopped on the elliptical trainer. It took me a while to get he hang of the machine, but once I did, I found a pretty good rhythm. My heart rate averaged 134, so I feel pretty good.

More on the vaction later, we’re heading out.

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-0.0 lbs
-5.4 lbs total

no exercise

We took the bikes to the shop to have a tune up while we’re on vacation. Tomorrow morning, we’re flying to Denver for a little vacation. I’m still packing, so this is going to be a short update.

It’s about 85 degrees here for the high… Denver’s got a cold front moving in.. it’ll be 60 for the high there all weekend and snow (!!) in the mountains. Then, once we get across the great divide, it’ll be in the 90s again. Here’s hoping I don’t get sick!

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-0.0lbs
-5.4 lbs total

00:30:13
5.9 miles
11.8 avg mph

WOO! It’s amazing how much my pace has improved over the past 2 weeks.

Only 5 lbs and people at work are already starting to notice. How cool is that? And today, Anne said I was inspiring her. That is some good motivation.

Tomorrow, the bikes go to the shop for a full tune-up. We’re planning on renting bikes in Denver on Saturday and the hotel has a workout room that we can use. I may start on some strength training this weekend. I may ask Ginger if she can reserve a bike for me so we can go riding around a bit on Tuesday, too.

Now it’s time to focus on cleaning up the house a bit and getting ready for vacation!

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-.2 lbs
-5.4 lbs total

00:27:28
5.0 miles
10.7 avg mph

I had a physical today - not the woman physical, but a full physical otherwise. I peed in the cup, had an ekg, had 4 vials of blood drawn, etc. Everything looks pretty good, but the NP said I did have a slight abnormality on the ekg. He said not to be too concerned about it, that it might be normal for me, but he’s sending me for a treadmill stress test just to be sure. He’s also testing for diabetes indicators, rheumatoid arthritis indicators (family history factors) and all the normal stuff. It was a little daunting, but Jack is good and patient and explains everything very well.

I only have one more chance to ride before vacation. I’m going to take both our bikes in on Thursday to have them tuned up. It will take about a week to do a full tune-up, and since we’ll be out of town for about a week, it’s perfect! Carl’s found a place in Denver that will rent bikes, we just have to make a reservation and give them our inseam measurement and we can take a bike tour around Denver. That will be fun!

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-.2 lbs
-5.2 total

00:31:19
5.6 miles
10.8 avg mph

I was so geared up to get out on the bike today, but once I got out there, I think the strenuous weekend caught up with me. I was *tired*. I *am* tired. Plus, when I changed my tires, I messed up my wheels, gears and brakes. grr. Since we’re going to be out of town most of next week, I think I’ll just take the bike to MOAB and let them fix it.

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-0.6 lbs
-5 lbs total (WOOO!!!!!)

01:15:46
12.5 miles
9.9 avg mph

Without taking into account that my computer was miscalibrated for the first week and a half or so, I’ve done a total of 64.4 miles in the last two weeks. 42 of those miles were in the last 3 days.

Today was supposed to be an easy ride, and we did slow the pace down a bit, but I ended up pushing myself anyway.I wanted to see how far it was to work if I went on the road and how far back if I went on the greenway. As it turns out, the distance I would actually travel is about the same and the ride on the greenway is a bit easier and MUCH safer. Without stopping for breaks, I could get to work in just about 30 minutes.

Now, I am definitely not ready to ride my bike to work every day. I don’t think I can do the ride without getting completely sweaty and stinky. If we had a shower at work, I wouldn’t hesitate, but we don’t. Once I can do a 6-mile ride in about 30 minutes without stopping and without breaking much of a sweat, I will be ready to ride my bike to work.

I put a new set of tires on my bike yesterday after the group ride. I have a mountain bike that I’m riding on the street. (I have no idea what possessed me to buy a mountain bike in the first place, but it’s what I’ve got and I’m going to ride it for now.) We stopped by the bike shop and I bought a set of hybrid tires. I changed them and got everything put back together all by myself. I do have some adjustments to make with the brakes and possibly the spokes. I do realize that I may end up with the bike in worse condition than when I started. I am fully prepared to give it my best shot and if that doesn’t work, then take it to the bike shop. Let’s call this an exercise in testing the limits of my ability.

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-1 lbs
-4.4 lbs total

01:37:35
17.1 miles
10.5 avg mph

I did it! I got up this morning, made breakfast, got the bikes on the rack and we headed out to ride with the bike club. I was so, so, so excited to get out and ride this morning and I am so proud of myself for doing it. There’s one long, steep (to me anyway) hill on this route and I did have to get off and walk the bike up the that one. Coming down the other side of the hill, I hit 26.2 mph. That was fun!

Just out of curiosity, I mapped the route on Google Maps. It really was a ride in the country, but some of the roads are rather heavily traveled. The route is in an area which I am familiar with, but the scenery is much different on a bike.

There’s another ride tomorrow evening that I’m considering. It’s 30 miles. There will be all skill levels there, so I don’t have to really worry about a bunch of racers taking off and leaving me behind, but I am worried about my body being able to handle a 30 mile ride so soon. We’ll see how I feel. If Carl and I go together, we can always turn around and come back if we need to, too.

But I’m not going to worry about that right this minute. I’m going to go have a snack and take a nap.

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-.8 lbs
-3.4 total loss (YAY! Progress!)

01:07:00
11.6 miles
10.4 avg mph

Funny story….

As it turns out, my bicycle computer was not set correctly. I was going further and faster than I thought. Carl and I have been getting different readings and of course I swore that mine was right. I was wrong.

Today was such a beautiful, comfortable day outside. I was itching all day at work to get out on the bike, and if I had known it was going to be that nice, I would’ve taken my bike with me to work and rode around downtown at lunch. As it was, I left a wee bit early to come home and get out on the Greenway. It was very good.

I called about the Comfort ride tomorrow morning, spoke with the ride coordinator and Carl and I are both going to get up and go ride it. The coordinator said she had two rides - one that was 15 miles and one that was about 30, and she’d decide which one to do depending on the group. I’m very excited to go ride with them. I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow!

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-.4 lbs
-2.6 total loss

00:31:28
4.4 miles
8.5 avg mph

We had a little rain shower blow through this afternoon and cooled everything WAY down. It was a very, very nice ride that didn’t drain you in 10 minutes. I think it’s supposed to be this way all weekend, too. If so, I will definitely be trying out a couple of 1 hour minimum rides. I can get on the greenway at the Stones River Battlefield and see just how far it is to ride to work that way.

There was an article in Rutherford Weekend about the Murfreesboro Bike Club. It piqued my interest, I read the article, and went to their website. This Saturday, they’re doing a ride that starts at a nearby high school and is a “Comfort Zone” ride. Good for people who can ride 8-12 miles an hour and ride for 10 to 25 miles.

It starts at 7:30am… not so comfortable for me (I like to sleep in on Saturdays… and I don’t even get up that early for work!), but if I get OUT of my Comfort Zone, get OUT of bed and go ride, I think it would be so worthwhile on so many levels.

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-0.0 lbs

No exercise

HOT and I’m exhausted. Rest day for me. I’ll pick it back up tomorrow.

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