I felt much better today so, after three days of frustrated rest, I went out for a two-hour ride. Everything went really well. No stomach problems and no leg pain. As with my last ride, I focussed on keeping my hip stable and I was able to keep up a pretty good pace.
Although we have no idea what the route plan is for the ride on the 23rd, I have heard that it starts at Thunderbird Stadium at UBC. So I headed to the campus to get used to the terrain. I did much the same ride as the 90 km one on which I injuired my leg. The difference was that I hooked onto West 4th Ave at Alma instead of riding along the beach. I tried not to push it too much but I wanted to put in a decent average speed. I was slowed a little by a stiff headwind along the south arm of the campus road.
I have ordered new shoes from Nashbar.com and I hope they arrive tomorrow. I chose the Adidas Girano. I have not had a chance to test them out at a store so they may be totally wrong for me but they were a great deal. They are sure to be a lot stiffer than my old shoes which should add efficiency to my riding. I also picked up some real road bike pedals this weekend. I have been riding with my old mountain bike pedals made by Onza. They are no longer available, nor are replacement parts. I bought some inexpensive but very light pedals by Exustar: model E-PR70P. They are mostly plastic and they have a wider platform than SPD-style pedals so they are supposed to be a lot more comfortable since they spread the load over more of the foot. I'll put the pedals on when the shoes arrive because I can't remove my old cleats fom my old shoes. I hope the new gear will also help with my leg.
Distance: 58.41 km
Time: 2:01:24
Average Speed: 28.9 km/h
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