As I sit here, still reeling from a night of vomiting and diarrhea that rivaled the biggest and baddest of my many epic hangovers (something I ate. I’m not even drinking this season…what’s the point?!), I find myself secretly glad to have a good excuse to take a day off the bike. I have just enough energy to type, so I can be somewhat productive.
April was an odd month. In some ways it was a breakthrough for me, with my still-unbelievable Ventoux climb a few days ago, along with my new-found penchant for climbing, which I guess have their roots stuck in the same place. The climbing improvement is due to my training this year, no question, but owes most to this data:
- Last weigh-in: 64.5 kg (142 lbs)
- Body fat: 12.3% (down from 16% in Feb)
I think I might be nearing my target weight now, but I’ll keep an eye on things and if I start getting blown around too much in the Mistral I’ll add some back on. And now for the ‘odd’ part. These numbers are pretty low compared to March.
- Kilometers ridden: 1164
- Hours in the saddle: 43
- Training sessions: 23
I’ll try and pick up those stats in May, but work is getting in the way a bit now that the season is upon us. However, once the weather starts cooperating in a consistent manner, I know the miles will start to climb.
Two races this month gave me an idea of where I’m at and how far I (always) have to go, and I’ll have one more in May most likely, to keep me honest.
And now I’ll go back to my suffering.
Well done Gerry
Is that bout of the Scutts part of the weight loss program..
Pro tip
Keep a roll of toilet paper in the fridgefreezer
Can you send an illustration of how that is to be used? And yeah, I’m down a kg since yesterday, so whatever it was has worked.
Well, I guess that’s one way of losing weight.
You should have that in your training programs, coach. I had no idea how much liquid was in the human body!
so here’s my stats for April:
kms: 1525
rides: 19
liters regurgitated: 0
meters toilet tissue used: less than you (I’m guessing)
concerning the American flag on your jersey: I believe that when the American flag is flown upside down..it denotes distress, so I would say the flag on the jersey is correct… if the upside down flag also denoted arrogance, violence, shortsightedness and growing stupidity, I would say is was incredibly correct.
Nice numbers, Stephen! Looking forward to drafting behind you when you get here in June.