Weekend Rides 8/24-25

[bmccasland]

Beautiful day today.....
35 mile loop ride, not sure the elevation change (couldn't figure out mapping with Map My Ride), but there was a long up-hill slog, and had an asthma attack 1/2 way up. Ride also incuded 2 flats, fortunately flat #2 was 1 block from a bike shop - bought a new tired and tube.
Saddle time 3 hours, with rest stops more like 5 hrs. Average speed 11.4 mph, top speed 31 (WHEEEEEE) on a down hill run.

I am not liking hills very much, am not, am not, am not.

Must find flatter routes, truly flat and try again.

Either that or sell my road bike. But I hate riding inside, and would rather ride outside.

I think tomorrow my lungs will forgive me.

[redrhodie]

I felt almost like my old self today. At the point where I turn around at the out and back, I knew I felt good enough to ride out to the wildlife sanctuary, which adds about 9 miles. I haven't had the energy to do that for a long time. And I feel good now, not like I need to sleep for the rest of the day to recover.

Now that I know there was a medical cause for feeling like a slug, I am amazed that I still rode as much as I did, and annoyed that I didn't realize the way I was feeling wasn't okay.