Holiday Weekend Bike Rides

I took the opportunity on this long holiday weekend to put in a lot of miles on the bike. With the exception of the races that I have done this year, my bike miles have been exclusively indoors on the trainer. Since the weather was relatively nice and I was able to ride with several other people on some group rides, I couldn't pass up the chance to finally get outdoors on the bike. The two group rides I went on were both in the 40 mile range. Most of the areas around here have more hills than I will experience in Florida, but it never hurts to gain the extra endurance by training on them. One of the people I rode with on the first day made a comment to me about my seat appearing too low. I had noticed before that I thought it might be lower than it used to be but never gave it too much thought. After the ride I decided to raise it, and during the second day's ride I could tell a big difference. My legs didn't seem as fatigued and I felt like I was moving at a slightly higher speed. Seeing the benefit from the adjustment, I wish I had done it a lot sooner.