Better Late

[ornoth_cycling]

Both fundraising and training for the 2008 PMC ride are officially under way.

I sent out my first email solicitations to the project team down in St. Thomas just before I left. Now that I’m home, it’s time to start drilling into my list of prior sponsors, and make a decision about how I’m going to do my publicity at work.

Also, Saturday I managed an easy 24-mile ride, and did another 46 on Sunday with Quad Cycles. I kind of abandoned them, going straight from Bedford to Kimball’s Ice Cream, then taking Great Brook back.

In terms of fitness, it’s all gone. I’ve got a long way to go to get back to riding shape, both in terms of strength and endurance as well as just getting my body ready to deal with seven hours in the saddle at a time. Pretty much everything hurts, and I imagine with all the training I’m going to have to do that it’s going to continue to hurt right up through August 3rd.

Fortunately, although my muscle tone is gone, I don’t seem to have put on any weight over my four and a half months travelling in the Caribbean. Unless, that is, my scale is lying to me…

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[awfief.livejournal.com]

Fortunately, although my muscle tone is gone, I don’t seem to have put on any weight over my four and a half months travelling in the Caribbean. Unless, that is, my scale is lying to me…

Not to be a downer...but -- sure you have. You've lost muscle and gained an equal weight of fat. :(

[ornoth.livejournal.com]

Understood. Still, the net is neutral. At least I haven't put on more fat (by weight, not volume) than I've lost in lean mass.