I have recently reached and passed the 1000km mark this year on my bike. ( remember I only started again in February after injuries ) - I am
seeing my body remodelling itself, which i am very happy with, the mood is up, the metabolism is picking up, my speed is improving, my heart rate is really good however ... I can't climb a hill for to save my life. And it's not as if i am not trying. I go up them, at threshold between 166 and 172
bpm, nice and easy, breathing
ok, and once
I've reached the top, my heard rate goes right back down in a matter of seconds... but ... I can't pull myself up a hill, i am slow as hell, always was, but you'd think by now I would be a little faster. I think my average speed on a hill is 9km/h, which is utter crap. All my cycling mates have to wait for me at the top. I have the lightest bike, I may have a few lbs to lose ( about 8 to 10max ) but I have seen heavier female riders go up a hill faster than me.
Tom and I
spent Friday night re adjusting my position on the bikes, after i realised it was all wrong. Cleats were too close to my toes, the seat was too high and too far back, handles bars too high after the change of everything else. I did notice i was able to push more effectively, however, I started feeling muscle pain in the inside lower thigh, as if I was using a brand new muscle.
I am not giving up Oh No ... I will get faster, I will never be the fastest, but I will be able to pick up eventually. I manage to keep up very well on flat and i am getting less and less nervous on descents, which I used to go mad on before my crash.
I hope the boys don't lose patience as I try and get better ...
house ( can't wait ) so I am trying to get all my washing done, and that means I have 2 loads drying in the kitchen at one go. I also had 1 load piled up on a chain in the kitchen. I come home to a disgusting smell of deep fired fresh fish ... you know the small smelly fishes, probably sardines of the like, and of course my clean clothes also got a nice small to them now. I am so pissed off it's not even funny. I am trying to see if the smell goes my putting all 3 loads in the garden, but really I think I am having to rewash everything again.