Though I’ve planned my bike tour during, what I believe to be, a prime time to ride weather wise, training in the Illinois heat and humidity in the summer stinks. It is so hot! It’s always good to try and get out on the road very early in the morning to beat the heat. There have been a couple 70+ mile rides that I really suffered on because I didn’t do just that. I’m going to actually be trying to cut my training miles back a little unless we experience an unseasonably cool day. I’ve only got six weekends left before I set sail so I have to take advantage of it.
Though cutting back my road miles I’ll try and increase my miles on the rollers indoors. I’ve learned that I’m not real fond of spinning. I don’t have the bike set up with a TV to watch and reading a book is too tricky. The best I can do is just listening to some tunes. That helps a little but I can’t put in near the time spinning as I can on the road of course. Plus there are no cows, clouds or road kill to look at (or smell). I’ll just have to make the best of it and console myself in the thought that before long I’ll be shoving off on the real thing.
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