Today, I received a donation from a dear friend who thought I had known that her brother had died in 1989 from AIDS-related complications. Her story reminds me of why I'm more determined to raise as much as we can so that someday, we won't need to. As succinctly written in the AIDS/LifeCycle Why We Ride Page, "We ride because—in the current economy—our agencies need these funds more than ever. Ultimately, we ride so that someday, we won’t have to."
So, the training update. I tried a new app on the iPhone, Cyclemeter for $4.99. I did this because I wanted to map (see below) my rides automatically, and rather than spend $150 to $800 for a Garmin bike computer, I thought $4.99 was a bit more palatable. When cycling becomes an obsession, I'll spend the $$$. The graph with the thing-a-ma-jig lines and all is a cool graphic. The blue line shows my speed and the green, elevation. I'm quite curious to see the difference in the graphs between today and when I go up to Grizzly Peak tomorrow. The miles and time at the top of this post will be different from the Interval matrix below. This is because I never paused the Cyclemeter when I stopped and my Sigma computer (has only mph, trip distance, ride time, average speed, and maximum speed) pauses automatically when I'm stopped; therefore, the Sigma was a more accurate gauge for today.
After two days of rest, I did a fairly simple ride today. Boy, the wind seemed wild on my way up the Bay Bridge. I discovered that the last time I rode back down the East Bay span, I have a bit of vertigo. I had to focus on the road right in front of me. When I turned to look at the view to my right, which is closer to the railing overlooking the south side of the bridge, I felt slightly dizzy, as with today. I hope that more riding over bridges will help me overcome that feeling. Quite odd that when I rode with Bill Harwood the first time, I don't remember the vertigo - maybe, I tend to feel safer in pairs or a group.
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