Can't get to the pool today before work, so i went biking instead. i didn't really have time for a full fifteen miles, so i'll try to fit in 5 more miles after work; it's not ideal, but it will have to do.
Focused on RPMs today, aiming for 90. i should have given myself a little bit more warmup. Started on the downhill side today, actually found 90 rpm to be very easy, sometimes tapering to 85ish on the small hills. At the turnaround point it became a new ballgame, as it's a 300 foot climb. The first half i was averaging 80-85 rpms, sometimes falling below that on steep hills, but never below 60 rmp (low end was usually 65-70 rpm). About 2/3 of my way up the hill i gave up on counting rpms and focused on breathing and form. i definitely wasn't keeping up the pace, and then i discovered that i was inexplicably in the highest gear up front, while i thought i had been in the middle. i spent a lot of time in the lowest gears for the rest of the time, upshifting for declines, and actually bouncing in my seat at one point (was a new experience for me). Tried leaning forward on my elbows a couple of times, bothers my knees less now and my arms more. Maybe i could get some clip on aero bars?
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