“Ride #116: Consistency!”

I won't claim to be at my optimal weight (not by a long shot), nor that I'm riding as fast or often as I think I could. I will claim, though, that I've finally reached a sort of consistency which has been lacking in both my weight and my cycling.

The best part is that I'm actually satisfied with what I've accomplished this year. I didn't meet my weight goal (230 pounds), but I've been at 240-242 for a couple of weeks and I'm quite comfortable! I don't feel "fat" like I used to, my clothes all fit (actually, many of them are much too loose, but that's better than being too tight like they were at the beginning of the season).

It doesn't hurt that John and Heather Woodward were up here last weekend, and both commented that I looked as thin as I did as a teenager. They're way off (by 60 pounds!), but still... :-)

There's been a lot of splurging this month. Once a week I have breakfast at a diner in RI with a "friendly client' (client and friend?), and we eat like horses. This weekend the ecclesia had food galore for a Fall study weekend, and I ate my fair share... but with all that, my weight was right where it was on Friday, at 242.

Today's was the seventh ride this year at 21 mph or better. The weather was gorgeous (high 50's, sunny, slight breeze out of the West), I slept like a baby last night, and had a little pasta for lunch. And I just felt fast.

Stats: 46.92 miles (75.54 km) in 2h 13' 37" for an average speed of 21.06 mph (33.92 kph).