23 pounds

Riding The Single Speed

… and maybe losing some weight at the same time.

Last week I picked up my new single speed mountain bike.  Since then I have ridden five days on the SS and I have loved every ride in a sick sort of way.

Tonight’s ride was no exception.  It started off slow, my legs felt tired after yesterday’s 3+ hour ride through the Boise foothills:  Corrals - Hard Guy - Eighth St - Scotts - Corrals - Bobs.  Or as another rider put it, “2 hours of riding and 1 hour of waiting” since we had a few very slow riders in the group.  Anyhoo, like I was saying, tonight’s ride started off with me feeling sluggish.  After awhile of riding out of the saddle, I felt “rejuvinated” or at least I felt like I was getting my heart rate going.  I rode out to Camels Back park and up to Crestline then Sidewinder and back.  It was an out-and-back ride that took 40 minutes out and 20 minutes back.

The benefit of having a single speed is … I *think* I am back on the weight loss wagon.  My weight has been under 165 pounds for awhile now and I hit a new record low of 162.4 lbs. last Thursday.  Woo hoo!  Getting these intense type of workouts a few hours before I go to bed seems to be paying off.

Or wait, maybe it is the “going to bed early” goal for September that is doing the trick.  What do I know?  It just seems that I am starting to lose weight again after being stuck in a weight range for the summer months.

Have a rambled enough or should I stop now?

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