Today I started a new season in training. With Winter settling in here in Colorado (17 tomorrow morning), I decided to convert my bike to a stationary bike on a Cyclops 2 Fluid trainer. I have never done this before. I was amazed at how effective and painful this workout was. You get the back tire adjusted so that it is fairly hard to turn with the hardest gear and then you adjust your effort by shifting through the gears. I rode in the garage with the garage door up for cooling. I measured my effort with my heart rate and started by keeping it under 120 for 20 minutes, between 125 and 130 for 20 minutes, between 135 and 145 for 20 minutes and then the final 10 minutes above 145. I was originally going to ride for 1hr 40min but I didn’t feel like going that far especially since I started coughing with the cold dry air irritating my lungs which are trying to get over a cold.

I was able to start to get back into other routines as well today. Jenny (our border collie) reminded me several times that she was missing my prayer walks with her. I was able to get that going again just before my bike ride. I was able to pray while traveling but it was nice to get back into a routine. I enjoyed making reservations for my wife and I to visit our son in mid December for 4 days. I also made an appointment to visit my diabetes doctor for next March. I guess that he is a little busy. Tomorrow will be tough as I have some tasks to complete.

Brian