Ridden Words

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 04/30/2007
• Time: 10:00:00
• Total Time: 1:33:59.00
• Distance: 24.1 miles
• Average Speed: 15.39 mph
• Average Cadence: 81
• Max Cadence: 109

Today was a great day for a ride, low sixties and one of my first rides without rain cloths. I committed to my ride by telling Kim where I was going and was looking forward to getting some hills. After a day off on Saturday I was feeling pretty good. Then I noticed I was easily holding 18mph on my way out. I was pretty excited. The first climb (more…)

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 04/29/2007
• Time: 16:00:00
• Total Time: 2:28:13.00
• Average Heart rate: 179
• Max Heart rate: 231
• Distance: 38.5 miles
• Average Speed: 15.59 mph
• Max Speed: 36.2 mph
• Average Cadence: 79
• Max Cadence: 109

My wife and I always joke about how the sore muscles or other body pains don’t really settle in until the day after the day after you abuse your body. Well, since I fell on Wednesday, today is the day after the day after and I’m wondering what will hurt on my ride today. (more…)

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 04/27/2007
• Time: 09:00:00
• Total Time: 2:17:42.00
• Average Heart rate: 171
• Max Heart rate: 196
• Distance: 33.9 miles
• Average Speed: 14.77 mph
• Max Speed: 32.7 mph
• Average Cadence: 80
• Max Cadence: 115

This is the thought that went through my mind as I got back on my bike and continued my ride. That and “ouch, ouch, ouch.”. Kim took the girls to school today so I rode from home and did roughly the same loop as last Sunday. (more…)

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 04/25/2007
• Time: 09:00:00
• Total Time: 2:14:13.00
• Average Heart rate: 167
• Max Heart rate: 220
• Distance: 32.5 miles
• Average Speed: 14.53 mph
• Max Speed: 30.9 mph
• Average Cadence: 81
• Max Cadence: 113

Ever start the week wondering if you pushed it too hard the previous week? (more…)

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 04/23/2007
• Time: 09:00:00
• Total Time: 2:36:10.00
• Average Heart rate: 153
• Max Heart rate: 190
• Distance: 33.4 miles
• Average Speed: 12.83 mph
• Max Speed: 35.4 mph
• Average Cadence: 79
• Max Cadence: 109

Had a good ride here in the upper valley today. I over slept and almost didn’t go out but Kim said “you still have time for a ride.” so I rolled out of bed and got dressed. Veronica got up at the same time so she came down stairs and helped me mix up my Hammer Gel in my flasks. I took off at 7:45 and had to be back by 10:00 for Kim to go ride her horse. (more…)

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 04/22/2007
• Time: 09:00:00
• Total Time: 2:00:06.00
• Average Heart rate: 168
• Max Heart rate: 193
• Distance: 28.3 miles
• Average Speed: 14.14 mph
• Max Speed: 32.1 mph
• Average Cadence: 84
• Max Cadence: 113

Took the day off today and only rode bikes with my girls. Took them out to lunch at McD’s and then to the library and back. Veronica rode on her Trek ride behind bike and Samantha rode in the Chariot side car. I totaled it up on the way home - it’s about 115lbs more weight than just me and my road bike. A good time was had by all.

If I make my ride in the morning (I should be going to bed now) I’ll have made 110 miles in my first week back on the road bike. Not too bad.

I’ll let you know how it goes.

Today’s ride was great. Sunny, 50 degrees, no rain. I checked the weather report this time. I did forget my water bottles in the rush out the house and had to stop by the LBS (Bicycle Center of Issaquah) to buy a water bottle and some goo (well, they don’t carry goo, (more…)

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 04/20/2007
• Time: 09:00:00
• Total Time: 1:45:22.00
• Average Heart rate: 155
• Max Heart rate: 192
• Distance: 24.7 miles
• Average Speed: 14.07 mph
• Max Speed: 27.2 mph
• Average Cadence: 85
• Max Cadence: 110

Another episode of “The Firm: Cardio Sculpt” and I had an audience again. As I got the tape in the VCR, my wife Kim sat down on the couch behind me with a pint of Ben and Jerrys to “watch the show”. (more…)

Workout:

• Type: Flexibility
• Date: 04/19/2007
• Time: 20:30:00
• Total Time: 1:00:00.00
• Average Heart rate: 142
• Max Heart rate: 226

Well, it’s day 3 of my leave and a ride day on my little schedule (M - W - F - S - S Ride, T - T Aerobics). I rode in Issaquah again today after dropping off the girls again. When I was loading up the car I looked outside and it looked pretty grey and was lightly raining so I threw my rain pants and cleat covers in with everything else (including my full finger gloves this time ;-)). (more…)

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 04/18/2007
• Time: 09:00:00
• Total Time: 1:40:00.00
• Distance: 24.7 miles
• Average Speed: 14.82 mph