Week 25

I've been following my program for 25 weeks now. I hopped on the scales this morning at the Y after my swim. I've lost two pounds. From 185 to 183.


I've been spending some good time on the bike lately, consistant for the last four days. About 120 miles total. I brought my bike into work this morning planning to ride home and then back again tomorrow. Commuting to and from work is such a pain. On Sunday night I have to plan what I'm going to wear for Tuesday, as the clothes need to be at work. I have ridden with a small pack on my back before with a change of clothes, that too is unenjoyable, feels more pack-mule rather than cyclist.


I'm obsessed lately with Zipp wheels. It's a curious process, contemplating a major investment in my pursuit of cycling. Zipp wheels are the equivalent of a Rolex watch. Or Ping golf clubs (I think those are good ones?), or like buying cookware from Williams-Sonoma. I would never wear a Rolex watch, even if I could afford to buy one, they're too pretentious. But I may soon be riding Zipp wheels. What's wrong with this? I don't think I can stop myself. Spending money on cycling is so easy to justify: it's for your health, your fitness, you only live once. And then I think of the kids college fund, and car repairs, and laundry detergent, and all the other things we need that cost money. I went so far as to attend a recent Zipp clinic, where a rep had the wheels available to try out. I rode a pair of 404's. Carbon wheels are sweet. I should have never gone there. Since then I've been re-evaluating my current stock pile of material goods, with crazy thoughts about what I can sell on eBay, like "do we really need a lawn mower", "how much can we get for these dishes", etc.

Oh well. Petty concerns. I put in a nice brick yesterday - 42 bike 8 mile run. This week is supposed to be an 'active' recovery week. I'm going to keep on training as we have a vacation coming up and I won't have my bike with me for a week.