Training Log - March 28, 2009

I went to the local bike shop ride this morning. It is a thirty mile loop. I rode exactly 30 miles, according to my cyclocomputer.

I am not going to worry about the speed or time for this ride. The reason is that a new rider showed up, and I volunteered to stay with her to help her learn the route. Therefore, the ride took considerably longer than I had hoped.

However, I did learn one thing on the ride. I was cruising along and noticed that I was experiencing more leg fatigue than expected. When I started moving around a little on the bike, I realized that I was barely putting little weight on the saddle. I moved my hands, and that allowed me a more comfortable riding position while actually sitting. Therefore, I have ordered a new stem to pull my handlebars back slightly. I think that this will help with my overall riding going forward. Hopefully it will arrive before next weekend. It should only take a few minutes to swap out.

I also tried a new nutrition bar on this ride. Even though this wasn't a great test, I think I like the bars and am going to get some more. Even if I decide later that they aren't great for riding, they will make good meal bars for breakfast.

Well, until next time!