No more blisters!

Yay, my blisters are finally gone.  Hooray!  Man, talk about the longest three weeks of my life.  I am never going out for a ride without moisture wicking socks ever again.  In fact, I will be stopping by shoe clinic next week to get some really fancy ones for event and long ride days.  I can’t stand trying to do anything in regular socks and I never want to have major toe blisters for three weeks EVER AGAIN!

In other news, I am going to get a wind trainer.  We are starting to run out of daylight at night, and I do not want to be riding around my area by myself in pitch-black darkness.  My area has a bit of a reputation for dubious after-dark safety and I do not want to be part of confirming it!  With my arm sprains recently I would have loved being able to ride my bike, even in literal “going nowhere fast” mode. 

I will still do my long ride on Sundays but with a wind trainer, I can ride in the garage while watching triathlon DVDs (like Ironman) or surfing the net on my laptop.  I can ride in all kinds of weather and although I will not be doing physical kms, I can ride for set times.  I suppose I could set up a bike computer on the back wheel.  All I need is the wind trainer itself and for my flatmate to clean out the garage.  Hint, hint.

Sounds like a plan to me – the bikes at my gym are garbage and I need time on my own bike, in my cleats, on my saddle.  I will still do my planned spin class on Thursday mornings as its fun to do them with others, and I will try to get some rides with the local cycle club so I am not riding alone.  Trouble is that they are not triathletes, but I am sure they will be nice to me regardless. 

We need a tri club around here, maybe I should look at starting one.