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> On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 19:55:38 -0500, David Kerber <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote:
>
> >says...
> >> 71F yesterday in S/W Missouri, and with a 30mph north wind. Riding south was great, but going
> >> back was no fun at all!
> >
> >I had a good early season ride today, too. It was about 40F and threatening rain, but very little
> >wind. I started out at about 1:30 with it just sprinkling, but by the time I got 1/4 mile down
> >the road, it had turned into a steady rain, so I turned around and went back home to wait it out.
> >45 min later, it had stopped completely, and the clouds were starting to break up.
> >
> >So out I go again. I was originally planning on a medium-long easy-to- medium pace ride, but it
> >felt so good to be out that I pushed the pace way up to near my limit. Ended up doing 24.5 miles
> >on wet roads (dodging a few deeper puddles, too) at a moving average of 16.2 mph, and finished
> >up with my legs fully shot. Not too bad for my current conditioning with the bike and me still
> >in winter trim: fenders, mud flaps, light, etc on the bike, and a very non-aerodynamic
> >windbreaker on
> >me. The hours on the trainer over the last two months have definitely helped, as did the work on
> > increasing my cadence. Normally on that route, my legs give out long before my wind does;
> > this time my legs lasted much longer than previously, and they recovered much quicker after
> > short hard efforts such as sprinting to beat the stop light, or charging hard up a hill.
> >
> >I can't wait until I can get out without the fenders and windbreaker.
>
> Cool post. Good effort. <snicker> how do those quads feel this morning?
My right kneecap aches just a little, but other than that I feel surprisingly good. I think today
will be a good day for a recovery ride <GGG>.
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