OK,
The last week or two have been a madhouse in the life of the Fat Kid. With this ride coming up in a week (The MS 150, for those who want to maybe - I dunno - donate for a good cause or some craziness like that), I have been riding a whole ton. What does "a whole ton" mean? Last weekend, the Fat Kid put in 150 miles on the bike. 50 miles a day for three days. It was intense, because, as I'm aure some are aware, I have never done any kind of effort like that. It was pretty cool - even if I do say so myself.
So this weekend, more concentrated effort to get ready for next week. Two days, minimum 60 miles a day. Yep - trying to get up to 120 miles over two days, hopefully a little more! So today's ride was great - took a swing through the north hills, courtesy of a rider I met while out on the road. Got in my 60, though, so tomorrow should be good. We'll see if I'll be cooked by the time 60 roles around or if I could go for more. Hopefully, I'll be still able to push the pedals around... That would be, in a word, HOT.
And speaking of hot, The Fat Kid went and did something awesome: I bought a new "girlfriend." Now, for those who are not cyclists, "boyfriend/girlfriend" usually refers to your bike...because we spend more time with the bike than we do actual people - hence, the relationship with the bike. So, the new girlfriend is lighter, faster, and incredibly hotter. No, I still climb hills very slowly, and sometimes I have to stop halfway up. It kinda sucks. No, scratch that, it sucks a lot that I just can't get it right for climbing hills. But I keep trying, and will likely try again on the hills tomorrow. But on the downhills, on the flats, and on pretty much everything but the climbs, guess who just got a bit faster?? THIS GUY! Seriously, the difference in the old and new bikes comes out to a lot less weight to push arouns, thus about 2-3 mph.
Don't look now, but with a little time, the Fat Kid? You might see him in a race sometime.
Thanks for reading,
The Fat Kid
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