Strength Issues?

[KnottedYet]

I felt exactly like that once!

Turned out I was pregnant.

[Bethany1]

I went back over my riding today and realized a couple of things.

I changed from cycling shoes to my Reebok Reezig shoes last week. That added another inch to my height. I can't use the cycling shoes since I don't handle clippless pedals. I'm stuck if I have to walk up a hill with cycling shoes so I switched out.

I don't know if the weight of the shoes make a difference, but they aren't light.

Someone (probably my son) messed with my saddle position. Grrr. I fixed that today.

I was trying to improve my cadence up from 80 to 90 one day and instead of coasting I was spinning on the way down. I get the theory of cadence, but my body doesn't.

I must be REALLY stiff in the mornings. I went out tonight around 7pm and did 4 miles with ease. It was getting dark so I went in.

One day I changed my route and did more hills in the same mileage..about 4.

Going up/down the streets for 4-6 miles is far easier than the above route.


And no. LOL. I'm not pregnant.

I'll get all of this figured out someday. And I almost have 100 miles on my Madone.

[marni]

+1 on getting yourself hydrated, and +1 ontracking your food, in terms of % of fat, carbohydrate and protein. Ideally the ratio of protein to carbohydrate is about 1 to 4 for a reasonably active person. I also find that the more I ride, the more miles and the longer distance it takes me to warm up properly and get settled in for the ride. These days I am down to about 8 miles and or 30 minutes before I am really capable of doing any hills, intervals or pushing myself.

I als take a day or two off when I experience a day of the living dead moment.

Congrats on breaking a century on the Madone when it happens.

marni