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I managed 30 minutes on the gym bike last night.  I didn’t have much time so I couldn’t go any longer than that.  For the first 10 minutes, I had a lot of trouble getting my heart rate above 130, but for the last 20 minutes or so I managed to spike it above 140 several times.  I am certainly getting stronger.  The hill climbs I’ve been doing all along are getting easier and I can usually sustain the “steepest” degrees of resistance with high rpms.  My real bike at home has bad tires, or I would certainly take it out on the road to see if I have made any improvement that has a real application to my strength and speed.

The next step now is to go to a higher level on the gym bike until I’ve reached the same point, and then keep going up the ladder.  I have been getting discouraged lately, but I have to keep in mind that all of my excess weight isn’t going to come off in a month - and neither am I going to have the same muscle development as a triathlete.