Week 6 / Day 42 : Summary
Today I had plans of getting in some swim time at the lake and then coming home to do my first real road ride on the bike….and I did just that…pretty much.
Heading out to the lake, I hit the water with a course of about 100 meters each way. I quickly learned that I obviously need to spend more time in the water. Ended up going out and back 5 times for about 1000 meters. I was pretty happy about my swim overall, but again, much more work is ahead of me.
After getting back home, my arms were pretty tired, but I was excited about getting my bike out onto the road for the first time. I jetted out of my neighborhood and turned down the road I had picked out for my ride.
I jammed up the first hill in anticipation of zipping down the other side. As I was zooming along, transitioning into a flatter section, the rear of the bike started to get a little loose. Crap! Flat rear tire.
The summary of my ride? 20 mph out, 2.5 mph back. I pulled off my shoes and socks and started the 1.3 mile walk back home…the walk of shame as it were.
What made it worse was (1) the warning I got from a co-worker about how she blew a tire 10+ miles out and that I should
always have a spare, and (2) how my wife asked me if I had my cell phone on the way out. I guess I really learned my lesson.
Even if somebody had offered to pick me up I would have declined. I felt it was my punishment to walk back. At least I got in a great swim…and then a nice walk.
On the other hand, I am just shy of getting below 200 at now weighing in at 200.2 lbs. Chugging right along at nearly 3 lbs per week.
Current Weight: 200.2 lbs
Average Weight Loss: 2.9 lbs per week
Total Weight Loss: 16.8 lbs