Sweet Child

Today as I rode yet another Carmichael workout, I focused on form, remembering perfect circles with my feet and a steady, calm torso. No energy wasted. Put it all into the pedals.

This was just a nice easy effort.

There was an exception however.

As I came out of the final hard segment at :35 minutes in, rather than go to the easiest gear for the start of the cool down period, I actually went UP into a harder gear yet and rode that like no tomorrow while the guitar solo was blaring out from the radio...Guns n' Roses, Sweet Child of Mine.

After all these years, there is still something about that song that gets me going. Today was no exception. Even with that burst, just an even 10 miles today. I suppose at some point in the not too distant future I will have to think about ramping up that number at least once a week.

But for now, let's just keep this simple and avoid any stress injuries. I'm no spring chicken any more.

This one put me over 100 miles for the indoor season.

2021 OUTDOOR

RIDE ROUTE-- Neighborhood Crit, 6 laps

MILES-- 10.7

AVE. SPEED-- 14.1

WEATHER-- Partly Sunny, 36, Wind 0-5

TOTAL OUTDOOR MILES-- 10.7

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2021 INDOOR

WORKOUT-- Carmichael

MILES-- 10.0

TOTAL INDOOR MILES-- 103.1

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