2026 cycling week 24

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I haven’t seen any cows this week

June 8-14

The mornings are getting sweatier.

The hole in one of my pair of shorts is getting bigger. Too big to ignore. I tried riding on the saddle differently on Thursday and just ended up irritating my bits.

I did errands on Saturday. I also irritated my bits. This has never happened before. Getting old is such a joy. Not.

On Sunday, I woke up early enough to go for a longer ride but a low sleep score and forgetting to charge up my battery before meant a shorter and slower ride.

It wasn’t a bad week.

This week 102 miles (Strava 98)

This year 2,761 miles (Strava 2,645)

Streak 2,297 days

2026 cycling week 23

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June 1-7

Mileage will be lower for the next four months. It is summer and that means swimming on Sundays. I will ride when I wake up and how many miles I get it depends on when I wake up. I could set the alarm but I won’t.

I did my usual rides during the week and errands on Saturday.

Sunday was my first sunrise ride of the year.

This week 102 miles (Strava 98)

This year 2,659 miles (Strava 2,548)

Streak 2,290 days


2026 cycling week 22

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May 25 - 31

Monday was Memorial Day so I went for a long ride. Well, not that long, only 30 miles, but it was all I could do on the e-bike with the wind. I got home with 5% battery.

I rode before work the rest of the week.

I did errands on Saturday which included Sprouts, Target, Aldi & Publix for over 28 miles.

It was haircuts on Sunday but rain was threatening so Andy didn’t want to ride. I rode 21 miles in the hot afternoon.

This week 134 miles (Strava 129)

This month 506 miles

This year 2,557 miles (Strava 2,450)

Streak 2,283 days

2026 cycling week 19

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May 4-10

I tried riding the XL loop but I found I wasn’t burning enough to meet the Apple Watch May Challenge. I added a 2 miles mini loops on Thursday which made the route 13.7 miles. That worked so I rode it again on Friday.

I did my usual errands on Saturday.

I saw that I needed 25 miles on Sunday to get to 100 miles for the week. But I also needed to go to Sprouts. I ended up going to Flatwoods for a loop then Sprouts. And since I still felt good at 20 miles, I rode some more to make sure I went over 100 miles. This is the kind of Mother’s Day I enjoy, a nice long ride.

This week 110 miles (Strava 105)

This year 2,200 miles (Strava 2,110)

Streak 2,262 days

2026 cycling week 18

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April 27 - May 3

On Tuesday, my e-bike wouldn’t connect to my iPhone. I messed around for several minutes before rebooting the iPhone fixed the issue. I started later than usual so I did a shorter route, 11 miles.

Athlytic app says that I have been doing too much so maybe this was a good thing. I did the same route the rest of the week.

I did errands on Saturday.

On Sunday, Andy & I rode to Wiregrass for books and pizza.

This week 90 miles (Strava 87)

This year 2,090 miles (Strava 2006)

Streak 2,255 days

2026 cycling week 16

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April 13-19

I am torn between letting my body recover and riding all the miles I can. Too many goals I want to accomplish.

I rode to the dentist on Monday.

I did errands on Saturday with a second ride to the outlet mall to Kohl’s.

On Sunday, I rode two large loops plus a little extra for 26 miles.

This week 131 miles (Strava 125)

This year 1,885 miles (Strava 1,812)

Streak 2,241 days

2026 cycling week 15

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April 6-12

The mornings were still in the lower 60s but some days were windy. Florida is not like the rest of the country where March tends to be the windy month. April is windy.

I did errands on Saturday.

Andy & I rode to Wiregrass and went to Barnes & Noble. Then we crossed over SR56 and had lunch at Pizza Mania.

Andy then rode home alone while I went to Publix and McDonald’s. I still beat hime home.

This week 110 miles (Strava 105)

This year 1,753 miles (Strava 1,686)

Streak 2,235 days