Originally Posted by
rball5
Well, I'm back from ride #2. It was more than double the distance of my first ride (5 miles this time), 10 degrees cooler outside, and MUCH easier - I guess getting used to shifting wasted some energy on the first ride.
I stopped this time when the next "hill" intimidated me. I never would've called 'em hills until I experienced them on a bicycle (I hit 29mph down one of them!).
So far so good... I'm likeing the biking!
(btw, I won't be annoying & post everytime I ride... but I am keeping a spreadsheet to track my progress)
Welcome. At 56 6' 0" and 253 pounds I am taking longer than most to get my cardio back in shape, but I can cruise now around 14-16 mph and the hills are getting a little easier.
I record my cycling and walking on
http://www.fitnessjournal.org. I also sometimes wear a Polar HRM to make sure my average HR after my ride is up in the 70% of max range and also monitor my Max HR going up hills. At 56 I don't want to fall over dead climbing a hill, though I can think of worse ways to kill over.