In preparation for the "delightful dinner":http://www.janos.com/ that I'm having tonight with the folks I skipped the usual there-and-back route for a nice little "loop around the 'hood":http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=37170. 1.58 miles 4.74 mph avg speed 20 minutes
1.4 miles4.2 mph avg speed 20 minutes
Had a very nice early-ish morning ride with Darcey today, who hasn't been on her bike since December, so we took a very leisurely loop "down to Saguaru East and back":http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=27476. 20.9 miles 29.9 mph max speed 12.8 mph avg speed 1:37 ride time
I had to take a few days off after my first attempt. My quads were wrecked, to the point where i had a hard time crouching until today. After extensive consultation with "my running coaches":http://apadventures.net/ I did the "same loop":http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=20502 today, but slowed it way, WAY down. The result? Now my shins are a little achey, but my quads feel ok. At this rate, I expect to have the pain confined to just my tonails by next week. 1.4 miles 3.6 mph avg speed 22 minutes
In other health news I finally got around to putting up a "hangboard outside":http://www.flickr.com/photos/feralboy/100497154/, and had my first workout at lunch. Also going to be going on a nice bike ride past Saguaro East with my hippie friend "Darcey":http://www.desertmedicinewoman.com/about.html on Saturday morning, so I've got all the fitness bases covered this week. Sometimes New Year's resolutions can be a good thing.
Yes, you read that right. I'm going to start running, because I think I'll get a lot more done in a shorter period of time than biking. Today was a good example. I probably didn't burn nearly as many calories as if I had gone up Mt. Lemmon, but I sure "feel like I did":http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=20502. 1.4 miles 5.4 mph avg speed 16 minutes
Hey, you gotta start somewhere, right?
Beautiful day today, and near-record temps in the low 80s. Headed down to U of A the usual way, but then detoured on the way back up to the considerably hillier and twistier River Rd. Unfortunately, the first few miles were very much under construction, so there was either a very sandy shoulder or no shoulder at all. I don't think the elevation gauge for "my route":http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=8989 does justice to just how much of a roller coaster parts of River are. 27.0 miles 27.2 mph max speed 15.1 mph avg speed 1:47 ride time
Quick run after work today on the flats. Just "down to U of A and back":http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3385, with some construction avoiding to go with it. 19.85 miles 24.7 mph max speed 15.2 mph avg speed 1:18 ride time
Another run up Mt. Lemmon today. Gorgeous day with beautiful temps. I brought my camera along and "took some pictures":http://www.flickr.com/photos/feralboy/sets/72057594056342448/ of "my route":http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2067. 27.49 miles 28.5 mph max speed 13.7 mph avg speed 1:59 ride time
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Excellent ride today. I should include a new stat, "vertical feet", because I went a few miles up Mt. Lemmon today. Going up was steep, but not nearly as bad as I would have thunk. Coming down was a little bit tricky, as the shoulder is narrower on that side, and I couldn't go all that fast on the fixie. 24.96 miles 24.7 mph max speed 13.8 mph avg speed 1:48 ride time
Late night of work last night, and a 10-20 mph headwind on the uphill side made this ride less than fun, but at least it was about 70 degrees! Went past Saguaro East, and a little further this time than last. Damn, going over those cattle guards is scary. 18.05 miles 31.1 mph max speed 14.8 mph avg speed 1:13 ride time