Cycling Report

Let me continue on from last Tuesday night. I was super stoked about riding with the Cat 1 guy. Yet after having a more clear mind, I have to say that it's obvious why he wants to ride with me. Normally I would just run away or disappear (I know, such awesome ways to deal with it). But this is cycling, and I'm willing to do almost anything for it. However, I was warned about him and there is a general consensus on this. So I'm going to stay away from him.

On Thursday, while cycling at RB, a very good cyclist whom I have met on Tuesday came and we rode together. He tried to get me to ride with the pack. But I'm just too cautious about riding close with the others and so I got dropped very fast. I had my first millisecond cramp when I tried to accelerate fast lol. We then went to have dinner with some other cyclists. I think they were all couples, I can't say that I have learnt anything about them because they were all grumpy and terse. I tried to make some conversations but all I got were one word answers. They were very unwelcoming and I can't help but feel that they were looking down at me for being a bad cyclist. Well, time will tell that I will be faster and better than them. But I'll always be welcoming and I'll always help out new cyclists. So this arrogant cyclist tradition can change little by little.

Yesterday I rode the long Montrose ride with my new friend. This was supposed to be the slow ride, yet the pace was fast and erratic compared to normal. At the start of the ride, I spent probably half of my energy focusing and stressing out about having to ride so close to the others. So I had a hard time keeping up. There was a point where someone gave me a push, so embarrassing. During the whole ride, it was drizzling nonstop and the road was super slippery. I would never have ridden by myself in this weather. Thankfully my friend was always there to help me, telling me what to do and waiting for me. I would seriously not have finished the ride or even attempted it if not for him! He knows a guy who does VO2max tests, apparently this person is so skilled that the Tour de France cyclists get advice from him! I'm going to take this test myself next week. Can't wait, I hope the results would be encouraging and show some potential :)

This morning, I rode up the 2. The road was wet and slippery. As I was going up further, fog started to appear. I wasn't feeling very comfortable because I didn't have lights on. I thought it might get better, however, the fog became so dense such that I couldn't see 10 feet in front of me. And it started to rain. I really really wanted to finish the ride but didn't want to risk getting run over, so I turned back 3/4 of the way up. As I was descending, I constantly looked back to see if there was a car behind me. This was a disconcerting ride, yet the spectacular view and the fresh air made up for it.

I have done 115 miles this week. I lost 1 lb this week (currently at 128 lb). I can see the muscle definitions more clearly now. So I believe I have lost some fat....now so hungry I'm feeling sleepy but don't feel like eating but I know I have to - do you know this feeling?