Cycling Crazy

So lately since I have been recovering from my hip injury, I have been spending lots of time on my bike.  It's a hybrid Fuji Absolute 2.1.  Very comfy to ride for the most part except for the tailbone pain.  Not sure what to do about that.  I think it may have to do with my posture on the hybrid, but until I can get that resolved I will keep my mileage around 70 to 80 miles per week.

Of course there is no way I can ride without having some type of documentation so I plan to ride in the Arkie 25 mile bike race this Sunday.  I know I will be out of place on my hybrid and probably the slowest person there, but I have to give it a try.  I can ride my bike for miles but unless I qualify that by having my name on a results list someplace I'm not really doing anything, right?  That is what separates me from the ordinary?  I think in my brain that is what it is.  This makes it more than just exercise.  It makes it special.  It's an event. 

I'll try to snap some photos. 

Morning's are way to productive. For all the wrong reasons

It's October.  Which means the temperature is dropping, which for runners is great because you can run without dying from heat exhaustion.  For me, since I am unable to run right now, I stay indoors because my new sport is cycling.  Yesterday I went to cycle at about 10:00 am and normally, for a run the temperature would have been perfect but for cycling it was chilly.  I hope I am able to continue training through the winter. 

I have however been planning to race my bike.  It's not a full fledged road bike, its a hybrid which I am very comfortable on.  I'm a little intimidated to move to a road bike.  Not sure I like leaning as much as you have to for riding those, but not sure if I will be able to ride in races on a hybrid. 

Anyway instead of getting up at  the ass crack of dawn to run this morning I stayed in and organized my pantry.  It was amazing.  I do plan to go ride today.  Later when it warms up.  I would have never said something that crazy as a runner...

whatevs...