Newbie weekly achievement thread

[AnnB]

GingerbreadGirl, keep up the good work, 7 miles is great! I was biking regularly (almost daily) for a month before I felt good enough to do the 10 & 12 miles without being totally exhausted.

Now the weather just needs to cooperate, we're getting jungle weather here. Hot & humid or Raining.

[goldfinch]

Saturday, even though I am struggling with a shoulder and neck problem, I managed to ride 18 miles and felt really good. Then it rained for two days. Today I get back on my bike, thinking that I will do 20-25 miles. I gave up at 8.5. It is hot. It is humid. It is hilly. I just felt old and fat and weak and like me and my bike were having an argument.

Ah well. Maybe I'll go for a walk this evening when it cools down.

[GingerbreadGirl]

Thanks for the encouragement.

I went out in the roads today, which is new to me. It was scary but fun. I think I'm kinda getting addicted to this...

Goldfinch, I totally know how the heat can get you. That was my problem yesterday. I really suffered, and today I purposely took it easy and practiced skills and handling instead of endurance or speed. Tomorrow I plan a longer ride.

[hebe]

Well done and good luck to everyone struggling in the heat. It does gradually get easier, and where it doesn't get easier at least it gets quicker. Cycling has completely spoiled me, I feel quite resentful now when I have to walk someplace that I could go to on the bike. Walking just feels so slow and clunky now.

I'm frustrated with not riding at the moment. Mr hebe is in the States this week, and he was away for a week three weeks ago too. Nursery is on holiday for the summer so childcare has been cut right back - small girl does something 4 mornings a week, but a couple of those sessions are really short so I'm struggling to get the right combination of childcare and weather to get out. I'm hoping for a Friday or Sunday morning tht is neither too wet nor too hot.

[GingerbreadGirl]

Lol at walking being slow and clunky.

Well I've been a post ***** in this thread lately but oh my gosh, guess what?
I did 10 miles today I'm totally exhausted but very pleased with myself. I have to work late the next two days so I'm going to rest and then I can get out again this weekend.

Yay me.

[goldfinch]

I am pleased with myself too. It was much, much cooler this morning, down in the 60s. I rode 25 miles. My longest ride ever.

[GingerbreadGirl]

Way to go, isn't it funny how much of a difference you can have from day to day?!