BugDude is back, and has a plan

100 miles! Wow!!
You sound like you are on the right track to get you there!
Great job fitting the good things into your diet!
 
Happy to see you could discover biking even this late, I had pure joy moment while biking, it's such a feeling of freedom when you make km after km without noticing it. Also the more you bike, the more addictive it gets thanks to endorphin, one of the best cardio exercise available, it doesn't go too hard on the muscles but you still lose a lot of calories :)
I came to the conclusion that if you can force yourself to do something for a while, you will end up making it a habit or even appreciate it, keep up the good work man!
 
3/18....12.04 miles....60 minutes....12.0 mph....1404 calories

I stretched my regular weekday 2 additional miles this morning and still maintained 12 mph. I can really feel it in my legs. To stretch out weekday rides I'll have to back off on intensity and pace. It's good to vary intensity, so mixing up shorter faster rides with longer slower rides has a lot of merit.
 
3/19 Rest Day.

I was dragging my butt yesterday and my legs were still sore last night. Going to recoup today, do a low intensity ride Friday morning, then do a long steady-paced ride Saturday. I will shoot for a 25+ miler Saturday.
 
Sounds great, good to see you´re going strong and mix varying intensity with the rest your body needs to build a stronger you!
 
3/20....10.06 miles....57 minutes....10.6 mph....981 calories

Just a light easy ride today. Legs feel great, rested up for an extended ride tomorrow. At the pace I went this morning I felt like I could ride all day long.

I'm still avoiding the scales until 3/31, but I had to tighten my belt on the last hole this morning. That's measurable progress in terms of 3 inches off the waist according to the belt holes. I'll have to drill more holes in my belt (which is a great thing)!!!
 
3/21....30.01 miles....2hr39min....11.3 mph....3336 calories

On my long ride today I paced myself and pushed for my longest yet. 30 miler. 20 was my previous longest. I intended to do 25 but knew if I paced myself right I could do more. I was shocked to finish and see my avg speed was 11.3. I was trying to keep under 11. Looking at the split speeds per mile is interesting data relative to my snack breaks. You can see the energy spikes around them. I packed lots of water and food for the ride, and I'm glad I did because it was 85* and bright and sunny. Lots of sunscreen and bug spray used.
 
Wow, that's awesome!! I love when you can push that little bit more to get farther than you initially thought you would!
 
New highs are a great feeling of accomplishment. Pushing farther and/or faster is how we progress and improve performance. You don't know your limits until you push yourself to identify them. I didn't bonk at 30 miles, but if I had to have gone another mile or two I would have. So, I'll keep pounding away miles until I can do 35. Then 40. And so on and so forth until one of these years I do 100.

And I also pushed my calories beyond my normal daily limit too. We went out this evening and I had a steak, salad, grilled zucchini, roasted spaghetti squash, and a vodka and club soda. Still under 2300 calories for the day, so I'm good.
 
Sounds like a great day! Eating healthily in quantities that´ll give your body enough energy and nutrients to build up strength and endurance, exploring your boundaries while respecting your body: that´s the way to go!
 
What Maria said :) Kudos to you for having had a great diner while still maintaining your calorie in-take!
 
3/22 Rest Day

Well, rest from biking. I played golf with some buddies today and I was dragging my butt around the course tired as heck all day. Then got home and mowed, edged, weed eated, etc. Then I just did a little 1 mile ride around the neighborhood for fun, mostly to wave at people out in their yards. The neighborhood looks different during the day then when I usually see it at 5:30 am. The way my legs feel, I may take a break again tomorrow or just do a slow easy ride.
 
3/24....10.01 miles....49 minutes....12.1 mph....1173 calories

Got back to it this morning and my legs were still feeling fatigued after 2 days rest. Still averaged 12.1 so not bad. I may have to back off on pace tomorrow. I probably won't do a long ride this weekend. I'm going to get a couple of weeks of steady riding in before I do another long ride and even then I may not push as far as I did last Sat. I may work on increasing my pace on 20 mile rides before I try to push longer.
 
Hey BugDude, you're kicking ass and amping it up a bit. I love it. I'm curious what a typical rest day is for you. Are you completely off of exercising or are you doing light exercises? I might have missed if you answered this before. Was just curious if you stay active even on the down days.
 
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