Today I feel like I really stepped it up a notch. In addition to my short work commute, I fit some additional cycling time in by running some errands and getting a workout on the local Rails-To -Trails. According to the Garmin, so far today I’ve burned over 1000 calories and it looks like I’ll have ridden over 15 miles by the time the day is over with. I know it’s not a lot for most cyclists, but this is a new personal record for me (the previous personal record for most miles in one day was also earlier this week… so things are definitely moving up). Unfortunately, I wasn’t wearing my heart rate monitor. I guestimate that I kept my heart rate around 140-150 during the workout, though, based on my last workout at the Rails-To-Trails.
Also during this workout, I adjusted my seat up a bit based on some advice I read over at the Bike Forums, which seemed to help me ride “in the drops” a lot more easily. This is another thing I plan on working on, getting more comfortable riding in the drops.
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