Riding with an adjustment...

I was going to ride before work today because I have a dinner scheduled with a client tonight but I just couldn't force myself out of bed to ride in 3 C weather when it was going to be 14 C later in the day. I'm just so sick of having to bundle up to go for a ride. I left work a little early and did my ride. It was an awesome ride and my best of the year. The bike fit great and for the first time this year I was able to stay in the aero position the entire time. I was riding so strong that my legs built up with lactic acid and prevented me from going faster, which is unusual because it's usually keeping my heart rate in the zone that slows me down. Today it was tough to get the heart rate up.

The only problem on the bike was that the gearing was not adjusted properly and in the smaller gears it slips and I wasn't able to do the big big hills without it grinding and jumping from one gear to the other. I guess it's another two hour round trip to the bike shop. After the ride I quickly showered and went to dinner and had to reschedule my weight training to tomorrow.

Since I have made the adjustments to my bike seat height, and have been wearing different dress shoes and different runners, the ball of my foot is not as tender. It's actually feeling better. The only thing I noticed was that the muscles on lower outside calf is a little sore because my running and biking style has changed slightly. Also, since Monday I've dropped just under 4 lbs. The only thing I've eaten that is not part of an ideal diet is some of the kids Easter chocolates. I figure with all the training I'm doing it's not going to slow down my weight loss too much. I really motivated to drop weight so that I'll be in top form at the Morden triathlon, I really want to do well at my old stomping grounds.

I've attached a video Reid put together. It's actually pretty funny, especially at around the 3:55 point when he does his acting scene and uses the prop he made.

Tempo Bike - 1:18:40 / 42.81 Km / 32.6 kph / 130 avg HR

Weights - 45:00

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