another 26 miles

When I started training my hope was that all this riding would allow me to eat anything I wanted and lose weight. Unfortunately I have discovered that my ability to consume calories per unit of time far exceeds my ability to burn them;(

Friday was a better day with the Garmin. I downloaded a 26 mile loop that took a particularly winding set of tiny roads. What I'm learning is that no one view works for all situations and that I need to switch between compass and map views with different levels of detail to really understand some of the turns that come close together.

Friday was also the first day out with a new set of bike shorts. Slowly but surly I'm accumulating the clothing and gadgets that hopefully will make this trip not only possible but enjoyable.

By the end of 26 miles it was clear I'm getting stronger but not nearly as fast as I'd like to be. With cycling you are supposed to maintain a high cadence but I have some bad old habits of running in a higher gear that I'm finding hard to break.