030909 - Bike

Last Monday I had to do a 90 minute bike.  I got home from work to find that I had a flat tire.  I kept a positive attitude and figured this was a good opportunity practice changing a tire.  It was also the first time I would ever use a CO2 cartridge.  I took the busted tube out, placed a new tube in, filled the tire with CO2 air and all of a sudden the tire went flat again!  Realizing that something was wrong with the rim, I decided to ride my junker bike.

I went into Rock Creek Park and cruised the hilly route a few times. My average HR was only 126 even though I felt like I was working pretty hard.  I just couldn't get my HR up.  My max HR was 153.  Felt pretty good despite the 3 hour run on Sunday.