The bar has been raised

Well it was a good morning. After getting a good nights sleep, I was able to get some real riding done in the ol' garage. I cranked out 40 miles at 26.1 mph pace. That's good and bad. I have a hard time as it is not pushing myself and I keep raining the bar....tough cycle. Now, if I find myself riding under a 25 mph pace..I kick myself in the ass and peddle faster. Then the next thing that I know I'm doing 32 mph to compensate. I say that I'm going to relax a bit more on my bike and just have a "workout" but it always turns into a race against myself....not sure who wins. As long as I enjoy my little work outs it's o.k....but at the same time, I don't want to burn out! Well at least my workout don't take as long as they used to...so that has been a positive outcome!!

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