Death of a cycling computer

So the race last Thursday was really wet. Apparently, somewhere in the race or the drive home in the rain, my trusty Polar CS200cad decided its time had come.

Unfortunate considering it was both my heart-rate monitor and my cycling computer. And all my workouts from Drew are heart-rate based. 

I went out for two really enjoyable rides this weekend with no computer. I just went out and rode how my legs were feeling. The crazy thing: they actually felt really good. I haven’t felt that good going uphill since probably May 2007 when I really hit my peak of cycling fitness. I definitely am recovering much faster than I ever have. 

I am going to borrow Carrie’s heart rate monitor for the time being. In month or two I’ll pick up a new all-in-one computer. I could go and get a cheap one, but I have my eyes on a nice one, and I just hate spending money on something that I don’t really want.

The weather is currently looking good for Thursday, so hopefully it will be a nice and dry race. They are running a course layout that I have never seen (they apparently only did it a few times last year) so that should be fun. Lots of intervals this week, though, so it will be a tough (but shorter, time wise) week on the bike.

Paper countdown: 11 days. Cruise countdown: 12 days.