Sports drink update

Bought some Ultima Wild Raspberry and used it for the first time Saturday. Actually I had some at work Friday, but that was really to see how I’d react to it. So far, I like it. Not too sweet, taste isn’t too bad (it has a little malt-like taste), and it went [...]

Hello humidity, my old friend

Summer is officially here in MS. Rode early morning yesterday and it was like riding through a steam bath for the first half of the ride. It did, interestingly enough, get cooler (or less humid) about an hour or so into it.
Yesterday was a great ride. We went a route I’ve never [...]

Sports drink help

For the past year or year and a half I’ve been riding with a combination of water, Heed, and grape Powerade.   On a ride earlier this week, I finally decided that Heed is just not right for me.  It’s way too sweet and I don’t like to drink it anymore.  I thought I was mixing it [...]

Cycle - 1.2 hours - 05/19/2008

Workout:

Type: Cycle
Date: 05/19/2008
Time: 17:52:00
Total Time: 1:14:58.00
Average Heart rate: 165
Max Heart rate: 180
Calories: 1384
Distance: 17.3 miles
Average Speed: 13.85 mph
Max Speed: 23.4 mph
Average Cadence: 86
Max Cadence: 109

Be gone, wind!

Rode in 22 mph gusts yesterday and that, friends, was a first. There were several times when I had to lean into the wind to keep from getting blown into the other lane. It was interesting to say the least. Also noticed that I was able to get my HR back above [...]

The first 10 suck

I’ve discovered recently that the first 10 or so miles of a ride really sucks. It’s the time when I think, “Go home, you can’t do this” or “This sucks, go home” or several other things. I’ve had to learn to ride through it and to keep going, but I’m curious if others [...]




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