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Caught a bit of a cold, but the weather is absolutely gorgeous out today … I couldn’t allow myself to waste the day on the couch; so out for an easy 15 miles through Holladay, Murray, and Millcreek. Legs were a little heavy, lungs were a bit tight, but ultimately, it felt good to get out there.

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Two weeks off the bike due to travel last weekend, and pure laziness during the week after work. Throw in the cold or whatever sinusy-sore throaty illness I’ve got right now, and it wasn’t a particular good day on the bike. Stayed flat, stayed slow, but added another 17 to this year’s total. Slowly but surely this year’s mileage keeps getting bigger.

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Nice and cool, the air was clean … but the air was thick; once again, had problems breathing, even on essentially flat ground. But it still felt good to get out there for a little while and get the heart pumping and the legs turning. Hopefully tomorrow will be easier, like last weekend.

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It’s really, really muggy this morning … yuck. The air is thick and it’s hard for this boy to breathe, but it still felt good to get outside, if only for a little while.

Stayed flat in Holladay and Murray. Now, shower (again), then down to Library Square with the girlie (who is back from NorCal again; she must like me for some inexplicable reason).

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Not feeling so hot today; whereas yesterday I spent most of the day above 160bpm, today, I could barely push it over 160, and felt like I was working a lot harder than I did yesterday, even though the ride was shorter and flatter.

Still, it’s the second day in a row that I’ve ridden, which is an accomplishment in and of itself, as far as I am concerned. Last year, I didn’t put in my first ride until mid-March; this year I’m already closing in on my first 100 miles; and it’s still 3 weeks until mid-March. As long as the weather stays fairly nice, then I’ll definitely be getting out far more often than I did last year. I’m starting to feel like a cyclist again …

And as soon as it really starts to get nicer, then the plan is to do the commute to South Jordan by bike once or twice (or more) per week …

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After officiating at the Climber’s Trophy (the Utah State Hillclimb Championship) today, I felt like I had to get out and turn my legs over a little bit; at least briefly. I was hot and tired and drained from sitting out in the sun most of the afternoon.

A little more than 10 miles; essentially completely flat (a whopping 450 feet of vertical gained today), and the scary thing? I was slower on the flats, than some of the racers today were up Big Mountain.

But I rode. And I did score two bags of Caffe Ibis Triple Certified (Organic, Free-Trade, Shade-Grown) Espresso Roast as a thank-you for working today … in addition to the pay as a USA Cycling official, of course.

Mmmmm … coffee … yummmmmmmmmmmmmy.

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I don’t know if it’s the heat or my (lack of) fitness level, but after only 20 fairly flat miles today, I am completely shattered. At this point, I’m even too tired to get up and walk into the kitchen to try to find something to eat.