Knee warmers, crocuses and red coats
Sunday, March 21st, 2010
Spring is here people!
The crocuses are sprouting in my front yard. The weather is warming up. Daylight savings time is here. I broke out the knee warmers and took my road bike off of the wall and out onto the road for the first time. After a winter of spending more time on the trainer than I ever have before, it feels strange cranking down on the pedals and bursting forward. Somehow my body forgot that bikes are actually meant to go anywhere at all, let alone FAST and not just spin endlessly in one place.
The first ride of the spring is always the most fun because it reminds me of why I spent all that time watching movies on Hulu over and over while it is snowing outside. Going fast is FUN.
I was also reminded of another sign of spring on my 30 mile ride this afternoon that is probably unique to the Boston area. The red coats.
I stopped to say hi and watch them pass along the trail and was greeted with a friendly “Loyal subject of the King I presume?”
I ride through Lexington and Concord a lot, so I see these guys out a lot throughout the summer. It made me smile knowing that if they are out, winter is DEFINITELY over.
And on a side note. I did another CompuTrainer time trial/fitness test this weekend. It was the same course last year’s TT at the Multisport World Expo, a 10k through central park. I thought I was in worse shape than last year since I’m not teaching quad-busting spin classes twice a week anymore, but was able to crank out the exact same wattage!
Last year: 283 watts
This year: 283 watts
Both years, I tasted puke and loved it.
Maybe I’m in better cycling shape than I thought…
Tags: multisport world expo, spring | Posted in Cycling, Spinning, Triathlon | 5 Comments »
