January 1, 2014
New year is now 18 hours old. How fast time flies. 366 days ago we had the same event. I will soon be 63.
What did I improve last year:
1. Health and fitness:
1. I biked many long rides last year. In January we biked to Baguio from Manila. This was my 3rd ascent to Baguio, 2x from Manila. I crashed during my first ride, not in Baguio but all ready in Manila - at Shangrila. My bike's narrow tires got caught up in grating in the vicinity of Starbucks, I lost consciousness when I feel, and I had an operation to repair my broken nose bridge. I biked with Recyclists to Tagaytay City (about l60 km) to Ternate (196 km) and Lemery, Batangas. These were long and hard rides. That meant I had endurance.
2. I could ride with the peloton riding at 35 km plus. I developed speed. I could also ride about 50 km descending.
3. Strength. Now I could ride on heavier gears even climbing hills. It is easier for me now to use 50 x 15 gears going up at 20+ kph. Formerly, I needed 34 or 39 x 25 gears to ride up
