Took it Easy Yesterday...

...and it was wierd. Now I realize what I have been doing the last month or so. The heart rate moniter definitly helped, I was able to keep my heart rate at a reasonable recovery rate; max heart rate was 167 and averaged 132. Something I never would have done without it. I had been so focused on setting a pace that wouldn't "hold anyone up" before, that what was really happening was that I was dropping everyone. Not good, especially with racing that weekend. But now it's all sorted out, so I'll be able to get back on track. It's a nice change, riding at a slow pace most of a ride. You really get a different perspective on things. I'll be doing that for the next 10 days instead of really training. Above is an example of some of the things you can do with the Garmin (using the different software).