Though I’m officially in ‘taper week’ and doing much less of everything, John and I decided to get in another bike ride. I do want to be active with the bike leading into the Tour so I don’t experience the cramping that happened on my last ride. The forecast for the end of the week is hot and humid…not a good combination for the world’s sweatiest individual.
We
rode the Waite Hill course, taking our time and enjoying the ride. I feel no need to push hard and in fact am
trying to make myself ride easier. If I
don’t dial back during Tour Ohio, I will never be able to ride 8 hours in a day
– my goal. I must be the tortoise to be
successful.
I’ve
been eating anything and everything lately and had two cheeseburgers for
dinner. I’ve been losing weight and want
to make sure I don’t go into the Tour too thin since I suspect I will lose
weight during the trip. Though I will be
eating regularly throughout the day, I could be burning as much as 6,000
calories in a day, and that’s not easy to replace. I can eat a lot, but I have found that
exercise sometimes kills my appetite.
Still, a mound of pancakes every morning smothered in butter and topped
with maple syrup sounds pretty good right now.
Bike duration: Two hours and 12 minutes.
Training Heart
Rate: 120 bpm.Calories burned during workout: 1700.
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