Why is it so difficult peddling a bicycle on a windy day? I fully realize that a stiff breeze generates additional resistance against the bike and rider. But my goodness, even when you change course or direction, it seems like you’re always riding against the wind. Am I the only one that has experienced this?
During this past Friday’s forty-two mile training ride in our local county park, the steady swirling wind hampered any chance of achieving a respectable mph pace. As much as I tried, the wind speed would slow down the bike to a crawl, resulting in a pace that would embarrass even a small child on their tricycle. I may be slow apart from the wind, but averaging a pace of 12 mph is totally unacceptable.
To be honest, I’m never going to sign up for any event that calls for swimming in bodies of water other than a filtered swimming pool. No way! If it’s all the same, I’ll keep my body out of murky, polluted, shark & gator infested bodies of water. And besides, I would resent having other triathletes kick me in the head just because my swim pace might be slightly slower than theirs.
It's like I was explaining to my wife the other day during a casual three-mile walk: "People's priorities change over time." What was of utmost importance a year or so ago may no longer be important.
Take speed for instance. Moving my body from point A to point B as quickly as possible used to be my number one priority. Now my number one priority is to move my body from point A to point B and have fun doing it without speed being a factor. And I believe I'll live longer and be healthier for it.
It's like I was explaining to my wife the other day during a casual three-mile walk: "People's priorities change over time." What was of utmost importance a year or so ago may no longer be important.
Take speed for instance. Moving my body from point A to point B as quickly as possible used to be my number one priority. Now my number one priority is to move my body from point A to point B and have fun doing it without speed being a factor. And I believe I'll live longer and be healthier for it.
No, I’m not after a fast time. I’m doing this only to have a good time during my initial attempt at completing all three disciplines in our GPS-measured, neighborhood, Bob and Janet sponsored half ironman event.
1.2 mile swim? Should be no problem! 56 miles on a bike? Brutal but doable! 13.1 miles of constant power walking? On any given day!
Did I mention that this particular park has five low-grade hills, all five transcending well above the roadway elevation, further ruling out any chance of a fast pace?
Excuses, excuses, excuses…
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