Monthly Archives: May 2008

I only made it through 36km of riding tonight but thankfully I didn’t get any leg cramps until much later in the ride. I believe I’m actually making a noticeable improvement. The downside to this ride was I started getting asthma on the home stretch. I made it home ok but I’ve learnt my lesson about pushing myself riding especially in the middle of winter. 

A workmate has suggested that the two of us enter the Noosa enduro which is on in about two months. We would be choosing the ‘easy’ 50km offroad option rather than the more extreme 100km course.To build up to this I’ve started riding my mountain bike again. Monday was ok. I rode 13km and afterwards I felt fine. The next day I was due to meet up with my workmate, but I got a bit lost on my first time through a suburb and unfortunately she left the meeting point possibly seconds before my arrival as it was cold and she had been waiting for me for a while. I decided to do the ride by myself and it was all going quite well – I was surprising myself but about 30km into the ride I started cramping up and … Continue reading →

I rode 44km tonight on my mountain bike. Just on bike paths and streets doing a lap of Brisbane. My legs are killing me, my stomach has been churning and my legs are periodically cramping. When I was about 30km in I started to get worried I wouldn’t be able to get home but somehow I managed to go the distance. Whilst 44km isn’t a big deal for probably many people who ride bicycles, the next biggest ride I’ve done in recent history was 13km and that was yesterday! Talk about stepping it up! I’m a little worried that my legs will cramp up in my sleep and how sore they might be tomorrow but  I was serious about getting back into cycling. I’m not sure if 44km is a good place to start though. I might take tomorrow night off the … Continue reading →