V Jn 19

HUMP day, Mittwoch and the weekend is just over the horizon OR line-of-sight (LOS). I cheated the faux gods this day and this week actually with regard to (wrt) training. A BIG CHEAT today and frankly, I am quite PROUD of the fact. AND I am ahead of the program for the week, can take a FULL extra day off (IOW and aka ‘rest’) and look forward to a slightly longer mental prep for the GDR (Graduated Distance ride) of 64K (50m) Saturday morning which is forecast as beautiful.

EXPLAIN POR FAVOR AS THIS OPENING SEVERELY REDUCES WHAT LITTLE TO SMALL SUPERFICIAL CREDIBILITY AND INTEGRITY YOU ARE SHOWING.

Excuse me?

I WILL explain.

The HH100 formal training regimen is four (4) days a week of programmed rides. It is early on and 24 August seems miles, MILES … KILOmeters away. (sorry !!)

CAN YOU SPARE US THE MINUTIA?

No. But I will take that under some consideration and be brief.

Watching the weather forecast carefully and closely this week and over-laying the periods of rain each day, I moved in to yesterday the HIIT ride scheduled for today. The High Intensity Interval ride (HIIT) is 24k (15m) and I set as my ‘goal’ one hour which is reasonable and achievable I know as I have done it.

Today the threat of rain is almost assured in the afternoon and also a ‘sure thing’ for the scheduled BM ride for Thursday. So I shuffled the schedule (aka ‘cheating’) and got the 40K BM (25m) in today under ‘threat’ of a shower (rain) and spit sprinkles.

Time for the 40k was 1:40 which I was very happy with as I had a ‘close call’ and a couple of ‘safety slows’. Every training ride I say a quick prayer to Saint Christopher just in case this (or that) ride is the last and there is an accident. You know, one of those where the helmet won’t make a bit of difference.

WHAT’S BM ?

Great question.

In this context it refers to ‘Basic Miles’. As the program author calls it ‘to acclimate the saddle muscles.’

I thought my own (original) ‘man-machine’ interface quite satisfactory AND descriptive for those politically and anatomically correct.

Between us guys it toughens up the ‘soft tissue’ surrounding the ass.

Must dash.

Tomorrow celebrates D-D anniversary.