Wimping out?
I guess you’d be hard pressed to argue that a two-plus-hour ride is wimping out, but for the last few weeks, I’ve been really good about riding outside regardless of the temperature. Today though, I just couldn’t do it. My goal was an easy two hour ride, and even beginning yesterday, I was thinking that I might just do it inside. This morning looked nice enough – clear and getting sunny – but it looked cold and the weather guy on the radio agreed. It was in the mid-20’s with a light wind, but he said to expect it to feel like it was around nine or ten degrees. I took Charlie out and confirmed that, yes, it was that cold and felt colder. I certainly could have done the ride outside – I don’t really think it was any colder this morning than it was last Saturday, and I only planned on being out half as long. On the other hand, since I only planned on riding for two hours, I knew that I could totally do that indoors. By the time Charlie and I got home from our walk, I’d made up my mind to stay inside – in fact, I’d probably made that decision yesterday evening when I started seriously considering riding inside. I know that there will be plenty more opportunities for me to ride in the cold! Also, if I’m worried that I’m getting soft, I’ll prove my mettle tomorrow morning when we get up around 6AM to go to the Bronx to run a half marathon in sub-freezing temperatures.
Bike – February 10
Time: 2:05
Average heart rate: HR monitor still broken!
Indoor ride