“Ride #76: Building Down, and Rapid Weight Loss”

I'm a little frustrated with my performance for the last couple weeks. I haven't averaged 20 mph since September 6th! Today was no exception, and I don't know what the problem is. Perhaps the cooler weather isn't helping.

Anyway, my rides are "growing shorter" throughout this week. 55 miles yesterday, 48 today, 36 tomorrow (probably) and then if I ride at all on Thursday it'll be something really short, like 20 miles. This is becuase I need to conserve my energy for the century on Saturday with Steve Davis, Steve Harper, and Jason Cicero.

My weight was down another two pounds just since yesterday. This is pretty bizarre, I actually thought it would be up a little bit today becuase I splurged for dinner last night and have been trying to drink a lot of water. This whole season has been interesting, as the weight seems to drop in fits and spurts. For example, from August 24th to September 10 I weight 259 pounds, give or take a single pound. Then the weight started coming off again after my solo century on the 11th, and I've actually lost 11 pounds in the last ten days!

Some of that must be water weight (I guess I'm not drinking enough in spite of my efforts) but that doesn't explain all of it. It's been coming off rapidly and consistently for those last ten days. See for yourself on the September overview in the cycling diary. It's a little spooky.

Stats: 48.32 miles (77.79 km) in 2h 27' 55" for an average speed of 19.60 mph (31.55 kph).