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04-27-03, 03:27 PM
This is what I posted in my blog, just thought I'd post it here... please feel free to comment or explain the benefits of lycra. :)
I woke up at 10, had a breakfast consisting of three candy bars, two cups of water, two pieces of bread, and a handful of venison jerky.
A bit later, I biked to Geneseo and back.
Mapquest says it's 22.67 miles each way, or about 45 miles round trip. Not an easy ride, especially for someone who is just starting their riding season. My legs were killin' afterwards. Al recommended massaging them, which I did, while taking a nice hot shower. Ah, no more pain.
It was a rough ride. At about the time I got to Avon on the return trip, my left quad was starting to get sore. Although I didn't sprint them, the three hills on the way back weren't nearly as bad as I thought they'd be. On the way there, I stopped in Avon to buy another bottle of Gatorade. That was my only stop; the last 35 miles or so were non-stop. Didn't put my feet down once after that, till I was back at the apartment.
East River road seems to be popular for bikers, I passed a ton of them, mostly people biking alone on nice road bikes, wearing lycra. (sp?) Everyone always waves, and of course I return the wave. I feel like an idiot, but I'm not sure what the point of lycra is. Today I wore a t-shirt, with a sweatshirt over it, and nylon shorts, and was very comfortable. Everyone else I saw, of course, was wearing lycra. Seems to me like it'd be a bit chilly.
Wonder what my legs will feel like tomorrow... heh.
I woke up at 10, had a breakfast consisting of three candy bars, two cups of water, two pieces of bread, and a handful of venison jerky.
A bit later, I biked to Geneseo and back.
Mapquest says it's 22.67 miles each way, or about 45 miles round trip. Not an easy ride, especially for someone who is just starting their riding season. My legs were killin' afterwards. Al recommended massaging them, which I did, while taking a nice hot shower. Ah, no more pain.
It was a rough ride. At about the time I got to Avon on the return trip, my left quad was starting to get sore. Although I didn't sprint them, the three hills on the way back weren't nearly as bad as I thought they'd be. On the way there, I stopped in Avon to buy another bottle of Gatorade. That was my only stop; the last 35 miles or so were non-stop. Didn't put my feet down once after that, till I was back at the apartment.
East River road seems to be popular for bikers, I passed a ton of them, mostly people biking alone on nice road bikes, wearing lycra. (sp?) Everyone always waves, and of course I return the wave. I feel like an idiot, but I'm not sure what the point of lycra is. Today I wore a t-shirt, with a sweatshirt over it, and nylon shorts, and was very comfortable. Everyone else I saw, of course, was wearing lycra. Seems to me like it'd be a bit chilly.
Wonder what my legs will feel like tomorrow... heh.