General Jackassery

You know, I’ve been saying for too long that I was going to get back into cycling hardcore to try to drop a few lbs by the time we leave for regionals. So last week I told myself that I had a holiday on Monday and I was going to use that to go on a decent ride that would maybe catapult me back into the swing of things. Well I rode yesterday and today, a grand total of 41 miles over the two days, the wind chill just standing still was 36 degrees now, take the wind speed up to 18-25 mph and your windchill drops into the teens. Needless to say that’s pretty cold when you’re on the bike for an hour. Yesterday wasn’t that much better, but atleast I was dry. Oh well, what doesn’t kill you can only make you stronger and I certain need that. The good news is, today was about as miserable as I will ever allow myself to be on the bike. It took nearly an hour for me to regain feeling in my toes, I either have to get more cold weather gear (NOT!) or use the trainer on days when I know it’s going to be super cold. And I’m sure there will be a few more of those over the next couple of months.

Okay, that’s all for now.