2026 cycling week 26

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June 22-28

I rode in the mornings Monday through Friday. Not much wind but lots of humidity.

My chain has started skipping some so I am riding in a low gear.

I did my grocery run on Saturday. I had to go to back to Publix twice for out of stock items. And because I wanted more miles, I rode to the one farther away and ended with 31 miles.

I had planned on two loops on Sunday and perhaps riding with Andy for lunch. But arrhythmia started about 25 minutes into the ride so I went home. And Andy chose to drive instead of bike. Oh well. It was still a good week.

This week 109 miles (Strava 106 miles)

This year 2,985 miles (Strava 2,861)

Streak 2,311 days

2026 cycling week 25

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June 15-21

The weekdays were sweaty and uneventful. My sleep is getting better and have not had to have a recovery day.

rain threatened but held off until i got home

I did a big grocery run on Saturday.

My usual stops; Publix, Target and Aldi. But Aldi had no chocolate milk so I had to go back to Publix. Juice was also on sale so I loaded up my bike on the way to Sprouts. My bike was a bit wobbly. I probably should have done a third trip to Publix and will if this happens again.

It was over 28 miles but felt good except for the heavy load on the way home.

I did a recovery ride on Sunday morning. I did two loops in Cargo mode as the sun came up.

This week 114 miles (Strava 110)

This year 2,876 miles (Strava 2,755)

Streak 2,304 days

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