Well, it is now 4 days into the 2nd month of training on the bike. The shoulder still impacts running and limits me to 2-3 days a week of 4-5 miles. I am still amazed how much the shoulder continues to be a problem given that it has been nearly a full month since the tumble.
Biking continues to go extremely well. A few rainy days have forced me inside to ride a stationary bike. It has killed me riding that thing for several reasons. Except for today, it has always felt like it was about 100 degrees in the fitness area and there is no air circulating. Today actually felt good but it is still mind and ass numbing to sit on those huge stationary bike seats. With that in mind, today I ordered some rollers for training during bad weather and the winter.
http://www.treefortbikes.com/product/333222343505/741/Minoura-Rollers-Advance.html
Last week was a very good week of training. I did get 7 rides last week with the longest ride being about 34.5 miles. For the week, I rode for 208.75 miles, 1o hours and 28 minutes or about 20mph. For the month of October thus far, in four rides I have covered 115.35 miles, 5 hours 46 minutes or 20mph. In 32 rides since I have started the bike training, I have rode 931.35 miles in 46hours 37 minutes for a 20.0 mph average. I have also been doing this on a single speed/fixed gear bike from Iro Cycles (46 x 17-18).
With some very good guidance, I have started a search for a new bike for training and racing. There are several bikes that are in the running, here are links to 2 of them:
http://www.vandesselsports.com/?page_id=25
http://www.cervelo.com/en_us/bikes/2010/S1/
I will keep you informed on the purchasing process. I am going to start it all of with a proper fit which should be a lot of fun.
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