Cycling | Fit and Fortysomething

On again off again

May 10, 2012 14 Comments

Why is it that some weeks you feel like you are on FIRE and others you don’t?

Last week was one of those weeks that I felt unstopable when it came to my running and working out in general.

In fact, I ran four 7 mile runs in a row and then rode my bike 68 miles and then ran again 5 miles on Sunday.

This week-not so much.

It’s been tough and I have struggled with my mileage for 2 reasons:

my body has been talking to me and telling me slow down you are in pain
and I have not had as much motivation

So my week has looked like this so far:

Monday: off
Tuesday: 3 miles
Wednesday: 4.5 miles with hills

Thursday (today): 6 miles on the coast

Tomorrow I hope to run 7 miles and Saturday get in a good bike ride.

We shall see though I feel hopeful

Do you have on again off again weeks or is it just me?

Do you listen to your body when it is talking or do you ignore it?

Now that I am in my forties I realize I better listen or my aches will turn into injuries!

On another note, I won this book from Linda’s giveaway!

Super excited to read it this weekend.

Filed Under: Cycling, Fitness, Health, Running 14 Comments

What’s in your cycling jersey?

May 7, 2012 10 Comments

One of the things I took with me on my ride this Saturday were these gems.

Probar was kind enough to send Bill and I a nice box of the assorted flavors.

Bill and I consume a lot of energy bars.

Since we pack lunch and snacks 5 days out of the week, having bars on hand are a necessity. Instead of digging into the work candy bowl or partaking in the donuts in the staff lounge, I tend to grab a bar.

My favorite so far has been the chocolate orange.

I like these fruition bars because they are not super calorie dense and they taste like real food. Most bars lately are about 200 calories and have a lot of ingredients I can’t figure out. Not these

On the ride on Saturday they were a quick pick me up and I felt better eating one than grabbing one of the cookies they had at our various stops on our route.

Though I did eat a cookie or two after the big ride

Have you tried these bars yet?

Check out their video too, it may make you want to try one!

Filed Under: Cycling, Food, Health 10 Comments

Cruisin the conejo

May 6, 2012 11 Comments

This weekend went by very fast in part because I spent a large part of it (Saturday) on my bike.

I joined up with my cycling friend, Marianna to participate in a metric century (68 miles) called Crusin the Conejo.

We started the ride at 8am on Saturday and completed it about 4 1/2 hours later.

It was not a race but it is called a supported bike ride. For the 50 dollar entry fee you get food along the course and a post race party. Plus they offer sag support (if you get a flat, or break down there are people around to help).

It was a really fun event and it was quite challenging as well with almost 4000 feet of climbing. Plus the farthest I had ridden previous to Saturday was 50 miles so the last 18 were pretty rough!

But we finished! And I felt like I had powered through a tough ride.