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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… 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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