Finally! I am back on the bike! I have been so busy with painting that I have not done a bike ride for 5 1/2 weeks! And I felt it today when I went for a nice ride. I keep an eye on my pulse rate when riding, using my Apple watch. Normally my pulse rate runs about 115 going up the hills. In the summer when the days are close to 80 degrees (I don't ride if it is warmer than 80) I work really hard to keep my pulse at 110 or below so that I don't get overheated. Today, going up some of my long hills my pulse was 128. I am in good shape so that rate is OK, but it shows that I have lost some fitness in the 5 1/2 weeks I have not been on the bike. It was a joy to ride today with a temperature of 68 and blue sky and sunshine and not much wind. And my painting is done as well! Oh happy day. Oh, I wanted to have some kind of photo of me riding for the blog but the only thing I could think of was to use my iPhone, holding it in one hand while slowly riding and then photographing my shadow. This worked out OK and thankfully I did not drop my phone!
1 comment:
October weather is great for biking. After 5/12 weeks away from biking, it must have felt amazing to be out riding again. Like the photo. Trace
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