Hit the Road Jack and dont you.............

give up no more no more no more !!!


I went riding this morning for the second time. My plans for riding around the block during the week got railroaded due to some very important issues that required a lot of time dealing with. I got up at 4:30am and got myself a cup of tea (Tetly and condensed milk) and a large glass of water, loaded up and headed out ariving at the destination at about 5:20am. Wayne showed up at the same time and we spent a little time adding 2 bottle holders to my bicycle and pumping tyres. Wayne had put together his road bicycle from various parts and it looked great but we had a problem, his front tyres were leaking so we had to patch tube. Knowing how slow I was and that sun would be a problem I started off leaving Wayne to do his patching.


Slow and steady was my motto with proper breathing. I was hydrated this time unlike last week and found the going easy enough. I kept at it, passing the spot where I turned back last week and kept on going. I made 2 stops heading out and going back mainly because a not so nice by-product of cycling is that you get cramped in the region of your "family jewels" and I would stop until the sensation comes back. Charlie and his 2 friends have been good to me my entire life and I intend to keep them alive and happy for another 20-30 years.


Today I did a whopping 12.2KM (7.58 miles) heading out and back a big improvement on the 7 Km (4.35 miles) I did on the first day considering that half of that 7Km was pushing the bike back. I was on the orad for a little over 90 minutues which translate to an average of 11.87 minutes per mile ? That's really pathetic, but I am not worried abut that right now. I could have kicked myself though as another 30 minutes of riding would have taken me right into Port Royal. I had 1 500ml bottle of water and one bottle of Gatorde to keep me company and that was enough to keep me hydrated.

I am now back home and am getting some chicken for breakfast, not fried or stewed, but jerked. I am watching what I eat but am not on any strict diet. I know weight loss will come if I increase aerobic exercise and add weight training, so as my body gradually adjust, so will the training regime. I will be back on the road tomorrow to repeat what I did today as the body feels just fine, no aches or pain.

Thinking of getting a simple heart rate monitor, the little one that you strap onto your wrist so I can monitor my heart rate while riding. A really good aerobic workout involves getting your heart rate up to 80% of maximum over 30 minutes of working out, so I need to determine what my regular heart rate is and work towards 80% while riding. It is also a fact that the more fit you are is the slower your heart beat so I would like to monitor my progress on that.



1st Picture - Moi posing with Wayne's road bike

2'nd Picture - My bicycle

3'rd Picture - Wayne