First run with a bike

Well, more of a jog, really. I'm slowly working up to being able to run while carrying my folding bike. I've been going on progressively longer walks with it (at least the parts I have; it's still missing the wheels, which have yet to arrive, and the handlebars are getting swapped for something lighter). Today, I went a total of three miles, jogging the last quarter of a mile. It doesn't sound like much, but if I increased by another quarter of a mile per trip and did three per week, I'd be running three miles with a bike on my back in a month. I don't plan on doing that (I'm going to go more conservative), but it brings the scale of the possibilities into focus. The run for a sprint-length triathlon is 3.1 miles, and the bike is only 12.4. Toss in some swimming practice, and I could be physically prepared to run a sprint-length self-supported tri in a couple months easily.

Tomorrow is a fasting day. I'm going to approach "fasting" as "consuming nothing with appreciable calories", not "consume nothing but water". I'll allow myself coffee, tea (with lemon juice if I like), and electrolyte drops. I've also started taking a fish oil supplement to provide omega fatty acids in case keto chow is significantly deficient in them, but I doubt the amount of oil they have provides significant calories.

My fridge approaches emptiness. Right now, it contains a jug of water, some cat treats, garlic, thyme, three eggs, some butter, heavy cream, a tub of gochugaru, a bottle of fish sauce, and a bottle of soy aminos. Oh, and a few microbiological cultures. The cream and butter will get used up over the next few days in keto chow. The water should obviously always be on hand, especially in the heat. I'm sure everything else will get used up in time (I'd rather it not go to waste). Hopefully, in a week or two, my fridge will contain nothing but a jug of water, the keto chow for the day, and a few stray condiments and microbe cultures.

I started to rebuild my sturmey-archer AW internally geared bicycle hub today. Stay tuned for the results.