[agentkratzer]

A friend of mine has a trainer that she doesn't use very much and has offered to let me borrow it for awhile, and I'll be picking it up this evening. Give me a few days to get use to it and I'll be ready to accept some challenges. Game on!

[agentkratzer]

I set my Mountain Bike (Trek Antelope 800) up on the trainer tonight and my wife actually asked me if I was going to bundle up and take the Cannondale out in the morning... that's a yes! So I'm going to squeeze 20-25 miles in before heading off to work tomorrow.

[agentkratzer]

Well, nothing has gone as planned this week. I haven't made it out or onto the trainer for any amount of time. I've got something going on right now that's keeping me a little preoccupied, getting on the bike would sure make it less stressful.

It's foggy and 27* outside right now (real feel 33*)... I just might go....

[rola643]

Originally Posted by agentkratzer

Well, nothing has gone as planned this week. I haven't made it out or onto the trainer for any amount of time. I've got something going on right now that's keeping me a little preoccupied, getting on the bike would sure make it less stressful.

It's foggy and 27* outside right now (real feel 33*)... I just might go....

Motivation takes a real nose dive for me this time of year. Then the panic mode kicks in bout December when I realize the last time I road a raod bike was in October and I'm gonna get my backside handed to me on the early spring rides!

[agentkratzer]

So I did end up riding yesterday morning and it was a cold one.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/244088187

http://app.strava.com/activities/28048277

Distance: 22.27 mi
Time: 1:19:43
Avg Speed: 16.8 mph
Elevation Gain: 873 ft
Calories: 1,308
Avg Temperature: 38.9 °F (it felt much colder than this/ AccuWeather was showing 30 °F)

It was very uneventful and the pace was slow because my legs wouldn't warm up. I had to stop around mile 5 and again at mile 16 to get the blood flowing in my toes.

I tried something different with my gloves and it worked wonderfully. I have a pair of really thin Under Armour gloves that I picked up when I worked at Under Armour part time. I used them as a base and wore my Pearl Izumi Cyclones over them, I had to take the Under Armour gloves off at mile 5 because my hands were sweating so much. I'll add a picture of the gloves in another post and see if I can get an item number or name.

I'm thinking about riding about 15 miles this morning... more to come.

[agentkratzer]

Under Armour gloves

View looking west toward Brown County from Tipton Lakes (4 photos)

My SuperSix at the Tipton Lakes Marina

[agentkratzer]

So, no ride today. If I was single, I'd put in at least 50 miles a day... Every day of the week. With a wife and 4 kids, those 50 mile days take weeks of planning and sometimes I'm lucky to even get a ride in. My wife is determined that my bike is my mistress (so I'm saving up to get my "girlfriend" a new trainer).

Once I get the new trainer, I'll be putting in at least an hour a day on it, to stay in shape for spring.

[Hazy]

How old are the kids? Hows the baby doin since you brought him home?

I can relate to the wife ordeal, but I will give you some advice. Try getting her on a bike and things may just get better for ya!

[agentkratzer]

I have twin 12 year olds, a 6 year old, and the baby is 2 months old.

I'm going to get her a bike in the spring.

Hopefully I'll have some news for everyone following my thread within the next two weeks... more to come.

[rola643]

Originally Posted by agentkratzer

I have twin 12 year olds, a 6 year old, and the baby is 2 months old.

I'm going to get her a bike in the spring.

Hopefully I'll have some news for everyone following my thread within the next two weeks... more to come.

How do you have time to sit and drink that beer in your avatar? I honestly could not imagine, it was hard keepin up with 2!!!