Hi, I am 23 and I've been gaining weight and doing nothing fitness-wise since 2019, last week I decided that 98 kilograms are a bit too much (even tho I'm 183cm tall or 6ft I believe) and started cycling.


I own an old mountain bike, Bottecchia FX 107 old model with drum brakes, not the new ones with brake disks


I do a mixed route: there's some gravel, some road, up and downs. It's about 8 kilometers to arrive at the destination and 8 kilometers back, 16 kilometers in total.


I have ADHD so to track my progress and not lose interest I use adidas running app, it also has a cycling activity tracker. (Feel free to suggest better apps)


First time I had an average rhythm of 3:55 minutes per kilometer (and I couldn't finish the route cause I was very tired)


Second time, 2 days later, I completed the route and did 3:02 minutes per kilometer


Third time, the next day, I did it again in 3:02 and 2 days later (yesterday) I did it in 2:30 minutes per kilometer.


Is this normal? Am I overdoing it or not doing enough?

I didn't feel tired yesterday after completing the route and today I don't feel sore.


Any advice is welcomed, I really don't know what in doing to be honest 😅