Today, I took advantage of nearly perfect weather to ride a trike, to zoom to the highest heights.
By the numbers: 2.2 miles, 16.1 max mph, 26 minutes, 4.6 mph average.
I feel exhilarated. I have found the magic number of minutes till my brain floods with endorphins and I feel very high and happy. It was easier today to pull up hills in one gear higher, and even though I know I should pedal a regular cadence on the down side, I sometimes just coast, very quickly and catch my breath.
My little neighborhood has plenty of elevations to train myself on. I don't need to be out on busy streets, when cars are few and far between here on the side streets. I moved the computer to the opposite side, and when I programmed it, I may have put in wrong numbers the first time. That explains why my downhill max speed was 16 mph, instead of a meagre 12 mph.
Most importantly, my confidence is building. I can see how easily it will become a habit to ride daily and really start shedding poundage. I am still convinced that I am in a marathon till February, 2017 to reach my goal of being under 300 lbs. If it happens sooner, I will reset my goal--maybe to have ridden 1,000 miles by that date.
The Silver Rover is truly a "No Excuses, Fatass" kind of machine. When I get my feet strapped in, my riding gloves and helmet in place, and I roll out from my ramp-- I can do this thing!
I am not so vain, as to not pull over to the side of the street, set the parking brake and sip some cool water. My heart rate is governed by the pacemaker in my chest. It is going to beat 70 beats a minute, unless I am exercising. I have an appointment next week for my annual interrogation, and at that time we can review the upper level limits. If I sustain fast heart beats for a period of time the computer chip assumes I am in tachycardia, and will administer a shock treatment.
My easy does it, slow and steady method of getting back into shape should not cause a problem, and my fitness level is always good news when you see my cardiologist.
It is day two of no cable TV and I am OK. I watch local news and PBS, and my TV picture is beautiful. Free TV is so very kool.
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