Let me start off by saying that my concept of climbing stairs in lieu of riding does not work.
Since I didn't have money for a bicycle trainer over the winter, I attempted to use the resources that I had available...a stair case. I documented my stair climbs here in this blog. I assumed that even though it didn't perfectly replicate riding, it would use the muscles in much the same way so that I would maintain my cycling fitness over the winter.
This did not work to my advantage. I was actually taken back when I reviewed the data from my ride. My last ride, I had an average riding time of 18mph. Today when I got back, I learned that my average ride time was 15.2mph. This is a huge drop. Granted, there was quite a breeze, however there is always a breeze, right?
Walking stairs for 40 minutes at a time did nothing to keep my muscles tuned. I felt great for the first 3 miles...but after that, it was just riding to keep riding.
So here I am. If I am going to do any major cycling race, I am stuck with getting a trainer.
Aside from that, it was a beautiful day. The sun was out, and I was not bothered by temperature at all. It was just a nice ride and I look for many more in the future.
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Since I didn't have money for a bicycle trainer over the winter, I attempted to use the resources that I had available...a stair case. I documented my stair climbs here in this blog. I assumed that even though it didn't perfectly replicate riding, it would use the muscles in much the same way so that I would maintain my cycling fitness over the winter.
This did not work to my advantage. I was actually taken back when I reviewed the data from my ride. My last ride, I had an average riding time of 18mph. Today when I got back, I learned that my average ride time was 15.2mph. This is a huge drop. Granted, there was quite a breeze, however there is always a breeze, right?
Walking stairs for 40 minutes at a time did nothing to keep my muscles tuned. I felt great for the first 3 miles...but after that, it was just riding to keep riding.
So here I am. If I am going to do any major cycling race, I am stuck with getting a trainer.
Aside from that, it was a beautiful day. The sun was out, and I was not bothered by temperature at all. It was just a nice ride and I look for many more in the future.
Click Here for Google Earth File
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