Easy Leg Spin

 Trying to keep my HR down around 120 hoping to go easy just to spin up the 🦵 legs for relaxation. But it sure is hard trying to go that easy especially throwing in the Santa Fe Dam climb. 😄 California for ya, one day it's 105 degrees and the next, 68. 

Felt good to ride in cool air. Guess I'm getting old cause the heat wore me down on Saturday.  Nah! Just getting used to the heat and need some electrolytes.  I ain't that old yet. 😄

Big difference in zone times comparing today to Saturday's ride. Of course the heat jacked up my HR for sure. 

That old dude Alvino we see at the mall, felt bad for him so I ordered these little lights for him eventhough he lost the first one. Not expensive and having one like this,  I know it works pretty good. 

So a 2 pack. Hopefully the dude doesn't lose them like the first.  Saw him the other day at the mall.  Waved at us then pulled out a bag of Oreo cookies asking if we wanted some.

No thanks but I guess he can't be all that bad offering us some of what little he has. Ok, I'll get you another light. 😄

A little dinner dinner with my Honey.  And ankle tan line. 😄

Hotter Than Hell SART

 46 mostly solo miles 16.0 average speed. Suffered being my first heat ride.🤣 Mostly Solo but return with R&D tandem (14 miles) . Their last sprint made my eyes roll trying to stay on their wheel. Barely survived and I will say, took me some time to recoup after the ride before I could put my bike on the rack. 😄😆😄 And the first time I had to pour water over my head after a ride. 90 average temp, 105 max. Plenty of high heart ❤️ rates today.

Youtube video, sorry blocked in Russia :-P

Lesson learned. I should have taken some electrolytes with me, Liquid IV. But didn't expect it to be so taxing and forgetting how tough the first hot ride back can be after so many cool rides. Felt depleted most of the evening, after dinner and beyond. Felt hungry and unsatisfied. Did take in some electrolytes and some good massaging from Gina he he he! Always makes me feel better and relaxing.

I could tell as soon as I started that the HR was going to rise really quick. And like I said, Ron and Dixie's last push made my eyes cross trying to hold their wheel ha ha ha!

Into the wind on a hot day. 161 HR doing 12 MPH.  My max is 180 so 161 was pushing but going nowhere, and fast!

Sunday morning, I did feel ok and wanted and easy 20 that would have relaxed my legs. But I wussed out for Mother's Day and went to eat instead. Tried a few restaurants but man, they were busy so we ended up at a little diner called Millie's. Usually an older crowd so I told Gina after having no luck at the other placed, we should try there because the usual crowd is so old that I doubt many of them don't have mothers anymore. I was correct! A little more than usual for that place but not too many. By the time we left, around 2 PM, there were maybe 4 families in the joint. But it's a cute place. Little itty bitty gift shop, old 50's style, oldies playing on the system, and a pie baker counter. And actually, and excellent banana split.

I had chicken fajita tacos, potato wedges for an appetizer and the banana split. Feeling I deserved it after a hard ride yesterday, I freakin' ate everything ha ha ha! That is rare nowadays after cutting back on my intake and sugar. Eating well for quite some time now but today, my body was calling, actually screaming out for that banana split ha ha ha!

Ez but not Ez after Laughlin

 Solo 25 25 mph average.  First ride back.

Tried to go easy but uphill one way and windy the other.  That's ok  felt better than I expected.  After all the pigging 🐖 out in Laughlin, back to good habits. 6oz steak, cup of potatoes, and cucumbers 🥒 and salad 🥗 😋.  Had to take a pic from the back to make sure what little leg 🦵 muscle I have,  is still there. 😁

Laughlin Road Trip & Sizzler VIP Status

 Took Ceecee and Gina to Laughlin for the weekend, Friday thru Sunday morning.

The Laughlin Weekend video. Another good weekend but sadly, for one family on the I-40, 4 killed in an accident. Caught some of the aftermath on the way home. On the return, did catch a few little sprinkles so didn't worry about it thinking it cleared up by Barstow. But then Gina drove from there and it started pouring hard. Low visibility, thunder, lightening, crowded freeway doing about 40 MPH. But Gina did very well keeping it safe. There did seem to be some great food deals in Laughlin this weekend. 😄

When you know you hit SIZZLER VIP STATUS.  After reaching home, Gina and I stopped at Sizzler.  It was packed,  maybe 30 people ahead of us in line so I even thought about going somewhere else but Our Girl Angelina hooked us up. Just as I was thinking about leaving, she poked her head out through the back door, the exit door from the dining room but no to the outside. Psst, Beanz and Gina, this way!

She sat us down at a reserved table then asked Gina for her card and took it up to the register and ordered for us, Heck Yeah!!! Gina tried the new Shrinp Scampi and I the usual 6 ounce petite steak trying to get back onto a healthy diet after the weekend in Laughlin, junk food ha ha ha! Gina and her usual, " I don't think I can eat because I'm still full and I don't feel like eating."

Of course, once she tasted it, she wiped it out ha ha ha! I tasted the shrimp, it was as good as Angelina had mentioned about a month ago alerting us that the dish was returning to the menu and suggested we try it.

Some Laughlin pics, story later.

I do not in anyway, condone, encourage, or participate in the use of miracle drugs. I do have an inlaw relative that is suffering from some serious cancer issues. Several years of suffering and just found it, he may have another bout heading his way. He's into the stuff and so I picked up this watch at the Barstow Station on the way back from Laughlin. Kind of gawdy and outrageous but I thought it was funny that he might really like it. I doubt he'll wear it but it is a funny conversation piece for someone who enjoys this type of thing and knowing he might appreciate the thought. Yeah, spoke with him and he was quite happy that someone thought of him having faced some pretty serious difficult times medically and personally. Life is tough for an ill person so hope I could lighten up his day, if anything just for a minute.

Solo 35 for the Simps

 Let me make this simple for the simps who lack reading comprehension.

See Mr. Beanz ride his bike.

Mr. Beanz rode 35 miles.

Mr. Beanz felt good.

Mr. Beanz made and ate breakfast.

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Wow, amazing at the ass hats that lack comprehension then try turning things around into something hoping to cause trouble I guess. Had another bitch ass hat leave a stupid comment on my FB bike group post. Age gap between me and my bike but they're to stupid to realize it and try turning it into a post about me having a younger girl, I guess. Too stupid to comprehende' so I made it simple for the simps on this one ha ha ha!

Update edit: Ha ha ha, now the dumb bitch is commenting on my FB post that my breakfast looks gross. OK, I replied, you should try it, it will more than likely improve your performance from what I've seen on you RELIVE videos (linked to FB).

Living in Cathedral City and riding area, she's doing 20 mile rides at 15 mph. C'mon man, I've done Tour de Palm Springs, and easy ride solo 3 or 4 times at 17.3 average speed. So yeah, make fun of my breakfast just to be a beotch but it might benefit you to eat this gross looking stuff ha ha ha!

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But anyway, felt great on the ride! I thought it was a little windy heading up to the mountains but I wasn't pushing too hard. Made it to the top then headed down and surprisingly, it wasn't nearly as hard as I expected thinking I had a tailwind heading up. I was expecting a big headwind on the way down but nope, quite nice. But as I have mentioned before, getting back in control of my sugar seems to make a huge difference on the way I feel.

Had a great time coming down eventually hitting a headwind but still feeling good. I will admit, I mis my ice cream though ha ha ha! Just won't be worth it in the long run if I don't take control now, knowing too many relatives who didn't and it all ended up......BAD. If I can avoid some of this trouble, I'll be proud of myself.

Made my breakfast, 2 eggs, turkey sausage, and a slice of bread. Sure seems like a lot of food nowadays having gotten more used to eating smaller dishes. Not to mention, having been using any electrolyte type drinks on the rides, no bars, gu or anything of the sort. I am using the little chew things, one every 7 miles throughout. Backing off near the end of the ride hoping to avoid any kind of sodium or phosphorus type of overdoses, as I've mentioned before.

I have seen several posts about cyclists taking in way too many sources. Gels, gu, drinks, bars, goodies, treats, way too many. Heck, I remember on some cycling forums, some posters mentioning taking in something every 10 miles.

Wow, I can do 40 easily with nothing other than water. I will try a diluted mix of Liquid IV when it gets hot again, But for now, I don't think I'm sweating much at all with a 75-80 degree temp. But when 990 to 100 comes, I'm thinking I might need something on longer rides.

On a better note. Making history today. Aren't we all? Funny that people are here one day telling life stories then they are gone. It's all history now. Well today, breakfast 2 eggs, turkey sausage, and a slice of bread. Lunch grapes and a cucumber. Tried to eat the cuc without vinegar but couldn't. Needs something like vinegar to make it enjoyable. Then had Cecee touch up the back of my hair line getting ready for the weekend. Wow, crazy having white hair, but at least I have hair at my age ha ha ha! This day is going down in history because someday, it will all be gone and a memory of the day I took a pic of the back of my head ha ha ha! Oh yeah, and can't help but be proud of my homemade haircut. Enjoying life and trying to stay healthy, while I can. 😄