Do Eat & Ride

I went for a long ride yesterday. The snow is FINALLY starting to melt. I feel done waiting around for this ankle. The bike and I are still getting aquatinted in various situations. I tape my clicking ankle and now use my other foot to click in and out of. I've gotten the hang of it. 

I practiced using the bottom part of my handle bars while lapping Chatfield at high cadence. Changed my gears while keeping my hands way down low and pulling my legs up towards my gut. It was fun. The wind always picks over there and it's good place to learn how to ride with it. You've got a flat and a bit of a hill for practice at the same place. And you can lap it several times. I see the same people there all the time. We don't say anything, just wave as we pass going opposite directions. 

I hadn't paid attention to my watch and I'd ridden for a while. On the way home I realized that I was pretty hungry and out of water. Jim called and the girls and I were going to meet at a park. So, I stopped to get a power bar and some Gatorade. Poured as much Gatorade in my empty water bottle as I could, and then I drank the rest. In trying to hustle, I decided I would try to eat and ride to the park. 

I did it. I was eating my power bar, shifting gears, pulling my brakes, clicking in and out at the red lights, and eating my bar all while riding the busiest street of the day. It's huge! I can eat and ride at the same time!!! Can I get the bar out of my jersey, unwrap it, and then eat it? I dunno about that one, YET! 

Oh, my ride was 4 hours, eek... guess I was gone a long time.

Happy Training,

Christy