Last Sunday I rode with the ERTC while I was up in Edmonton. It was their second weekend of riding for the year and my first big ride. Marg had visited on Wednesday and convinced me to go since she was going too. It turned out to be a nice, sunny day but a little windy. I had to work hard to hang in when I couldn't find shelter from the breeze and I'm currently trying to balance training for the cycling season with my crash dieting competition at work. It was great fun to be out with 15 other riders. I've always found ERTC rides to be friendly and enjoyable. I really miss being a part of that since I'm not living in Edmonton.
For the ride, my GPS recorded 74 km in 2:36 for an average of almost 28.5 km/h. We had 325 m of climbing which doesn't seem like much when I do 180 m in my half hour commute home. I averaged 159 bpm and maxed out at 183 bpm during the ride. I find that my heart rate goes up to 150 bpm quickly during easy riding and I can maintain nearly 170 bpm for a long time.
At work, the weight-loss competition is going well. Victor somehow lost six pounds in two days to take the lead back. Jon has plateaued but remains in second while I'm right behind him in third. I've lost nearly 20 lbs from my starting weight. Dale is in fourth due to some weight loss at his cabinet-makers course and Greg weighed himself this week for the first time we've known of since January. Jon's plateau is making it look bad for him to reach his side bets without some extreme crash dieting. We're already on the verge of unhealthy diet plans so I'm not sure what more he can do. My goal is to keep eating well and training for cycling after the competition is over so I can finally return to 165 lbs and I'll try to maintain that. My commute times this year seem to be faster than my normal times from last year.
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