This is my attempt to regain cycling fitness with the help of fellow Steemians. By posting my regular ride statistics and workouts, I hope to motivate others and myself to get on the saddle more often and keep them pedals spinning!
This Saturday I did a medium duration ride, low intensity ride, since Sunday was working and wouldn't allow me to indulge myself in a long ride. The past few days I had been pushing my legs, so there was no question of going full gas on Saturday.
No matter how hard i tried, my heart rate wouldn't go past 170 bpm on most occasions, and couldn't bump it past 180. Normally, on a hard workout, the heart easily goes past 190. That is how exhausted my legs already were! The average ended up being 154 bpm, significantly lower than my regular 162 bpm. The only stop was for a quick photo at the Hanuman statue on the Gurgaon-Faridabad highway.
This week I managed to clock 165 km on my road bike, which makes me happy, since I crossed my weekly target of 150 km. What makes me sad is that my MTB is gathering dust as I type this out. Need to get out and eat some dirt! Hopefully will manage that next weekend.
The outward journey was into a strong headwind, which saw me just about averaging 22 km in the first hour. At the halfway mark, when I took a U-turn, things looked much better with the tailwind pushing me homewards. Even managed a couple of PBs on Strava! Yay, for that...
The early morning was glorious, with a dark overcast sky and a light drizzle and the temperature was perfect. But as the sun rose, the humidity and heat together took a huge toll.
Nonetheless, a good ride and a good way to finish off the week. Now, Monday beckons...
A caged God! I think the scaffolding is there for the statue to be painted. This is at the point where i took the u-turn. This statue has become quite iconic for the cyclists and motorcyclists of the city, since it is on the best motorcycling/ cycling road around here!
Ride Stats
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