Again, major thanks to my most recent new supporters! I have now reached the 20% mark in terms of my fundraising goals, and I am truly appreciative of the generosity people from all quarters are demonstrating. Yes, really. :) Mutual support is what the ride and the cause is all about, of course. So, again, thank you to everyone who has contributed so far.

Not sure if counting the days is the best way to title these posts or what, but doing so cuts to the chase, I guess.

An hour at the gym again today after some excellent morning yoga and a great breakfast cooked by the resident soprano and omelette cooker. Well, R cooks most frequently.

The ride felt great on the Xtreme bike again, and I easily beat my virtual opponents, but it is difficult to tell why. I was on a different bike than usual, I have been getting used to cycling, it was on a day I didn’t work or cause trouble otherwise; these conditions created what the many empiricists I know would call confounding variables.  So, confound it, I have no real data explaining what seemed to be a successful ride. Oh, and I also switched up the soundtrack for the ride which could account for several things.

I decided to just plug my earphones into the bike and use the soundtrack the machine provided rather than fiddle with my own iPod. More confounding variables:

I didn’t hesitate everytime I changed a tune on the iPod because I didn’t use it, so I didn’t experience any decrease in cadence due to tune shifting

The genre the  played was more indie rock I would say, not the 80s dance tunes I had been favoring. A more irregular beat as the tunes shifted from one to the other, but a faster tempo all in I think, and certainly a tad more intense.I liked it.

I wasn’t familiar with the tunes so no mental singing along; I think they just acted as a tempo setter not another distraction.

 I also am understanding why folks wear those bike shorts if you are perched on a hard seat pedaling away for an hour. Never mind several hours. I just got some in the mail, but am afraid to try them on. And wait, were those endorphins? I have no idea; I am not sure I have endorphins. It was fun though.