April 23, 2010,
I used today for an easy recovery day. Just went out around noon for an easy short ride. Have not taken a day off now for two weeks, so an easy day was called for. I am going to bring my bike in on Wednesday for a tune up so I will take that day off. Tomorrow I plan on going for a long ride heading west. Weather is suppose to be cool and sunny so I hope to get out by 9 am.
So far in my blog I have just been letting everyone know what I have been doing physically. There is another whole dynamic going on in my mind during this adventure. From now on I will start to share what I am thinking about and how I mentally am attacking the challenge. Riding alone for hours on end can be very taxing and people might say boring. I don't consider it boring since you have to be focused at all times on the road to stay safe. In future blogs I will share with you what it takes to accomplish this. Basically the same mind set that professional athletes have to succeed in their sport. At the "ripe old age" of 64, I really have to get my mind set in a direction that can keep me going. I will also share with you in more detail some of the physical challenges that occur during my ride. Hopefully someone reading the blog will have a suggestion to help me out.
Core Strength Exercises
Quad Lifts
Arm Lifts
Crunches: 450
Total Distance: 25 miles
Total Time: 1 hours and 40 minutes
Phil
About Me
- Phil Benson
- I am 64 years old and have been a visionary my whole life. I saw Frank Shorter win the Olympics in 1972, and I said I want to run a marathon. Since then I have run 50. I watched the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii on TV and I said I want to do that. 3 years later I finished the Iron man in Hawaii. I was 45 at the time. I watched all of the Tour de France this year,2009,and I said I want to do that. Unable to compete in the Tour, I will do the same miles they do on the same days in July. Can I do it? The saying goes "Man can achieve what the mind can conceive".
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