A ten minute run followed by 13 miles on the stationary bike last night.
13 Miles in 52:19. That's my benchmark for the bike portion of the sprint triathlon. In a month or so I'll ride 13 again and compare results. And eventually I'll collect enough change on the subway to afford a real bike (There is always more change on the blue line, don't ask me why).
I'm not sure if this will violate Nate's "No Whining" rule, but I'm not at all happy with the arbitrary number system used to indicate resistance on the stationary bike. I believe the numbers went from 0-20 on my bike. This tells me absolutely nothing. For all the money they cost, stationary bikes should be able to tell me how its resistance numbers translate into outdoor riding. The thing can calculate how many calories I've burned but it can't tell me how steep an "8 resistance" hill is? (Note: I'm fairly certain the calorie calculator on the bikes and treadmills operates on the same principle as Jessica Alba: You know she isn't real, but the fact that she moves gives you just enough pause to keep your mouth shut and accept it.)
Anyways, the new The Hold Steady single came out today. You can listen to it here:
http://thetapeisnotsticky.com/uploads/2008/05/the_hold_steady_-_sequestered_in_memphis.mp3
It's not superb, but they're my favorite band so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. There is another song from the new album floating around the 'net called Stay Positive and it does qualify as superb so I'm putting my chips behind that song as more representative of the album.
What was the best part of the 13 mile stationary bike ride, you ask? It had to be around mile 6, when the TV on the left was showing a commercial for Viagra while the TV on the right showed a commercial for a genital herpes drug. Two eerily similar middle-aged white couples at very different points in their relationship!
Stay Positive.
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