Riding, if not writing

So, it's been awhile since I've updated this page, but it's not due to a lack of bike time.

Lately, I've been making an effort to step up my riding. After posting a personal best 208 miles in April, I managed 205 miles in May and 208 in June. In each case, I was on track to hit 250 or more, but weather, illness, work or some other thing always seemed to get in the way.

Having only been back on my bike for a little over a year now, I've purposely taken a very slow approach to my training. For awhile, 10 miles was my longest routine ride, then 20 miles. Lately, I've upped that figure to at least 25 miles, three times a week. And this past Sunday, I went all out (for me) and logged 41 miles by making the ride from my house to Salyersville and back.

As a result, my legs are still killing me, and it's Wednesday.

Weight loss has been another story altogether. After changing my diet earlier this year, I quickly dropped a bit of weight. Now, however, I have hit a plateau, even though the diet has remained the same and the workouts have intensified. So I'm going to try my best to get closer to 300 miles this month, although I'm probably certain to fall a little short of that mark, and this week, I've decided to add a 20-minute morning run to the mix.

And so that is what I've been up to lately. Hopefully, I'll remember to add a little more writing to my riding to keep this journal a little more up to date in the future.