- Miles:
- 3108 total / 91 in 2013
- Goal:
Complete my 22.5 mile commute to work in under 90 minutes.
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RUN
good Yellow Lake Loop -- 1.25 min ... 5 km
Felt better on the run than I did last week. My rt knee almost hyper-extend at one point...I guess I need to continue building up the strength in it.
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FIT
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VELO
good Spin Class 10 mi 00:45 13.3mph pace
Spin class, I can't get myself to work as hard on the bike as I do in a spin class. Mileage is based on my most recent average time from a real ride.
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RUN
good Yellow Lake Loop -- 1 min run... 5 km
Saw the physical therapist last week hoping to prevent some of the pain that I get whenever I try to start running. He dialed my goals way back (to tell the truth it was a bit demotivating).
For t... read more
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VELO
good Flying Wheels 65 mi 05:15 12.4mph pace
Haven't posted here in a while. I rode the Cascade Bicycle Club's "Flying Wheels" event today. I don't have a lot of base miles on the bike...but I've been taking spin... read more
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Queue the sad music.
I rode Rapsody (Ride Around Puget Sound) last weekend and had a ball doing it. My feet were sore after day one. At the end of the tour i was tired but functional. Yesterday, my... read more -
T minus 1 day
Ride Control: “We need a go / no-go for launch”
Me: <thinks> I was limping while walking for the first part of the week because of blisters on my feet from my new work shoes. I ... read more -
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VELO
alright 22.5 mi 01:42 13.2mph pace
I’ve been off the bike for over a week because I took the family on vacation last week. I took the first couple of days this week off to recover from vacation (and try to heal a couple of blisters ... read more
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Get Better:
Hey I know how those blisters feel. I went hiking a few weeks back... I'm still healing from a quarter size blister on my right heel.
almost 3 years ago
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VELO
great 2,000 miles on the new bike 28 mi 01:40 16.8mph pace
I hit 2,000 miles on the commute home tonight! With the huge month I had during Bike To Work Month, my mileage has been tailing off dramatically the past few months. (But I’ve had a better Bike/Lif... read more
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You're an Inspiration:
Congrats!! When did you get said bike? That's a lot of miles to do in such a short period of time...
almost 3 years ago
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Thank you both. Got the bike the 2nd week in April and I've loved it. (My other bikes are a bit jealous though)
almost 3 years ago • Like
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Congrats:
Wow! Congratulations on the milestone!
almost 3 years ago
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VELO
Snooze button, snooze button,... 1 mi
I had planned to ride in this morning... but i slept very poorly last night. The "just another 5 minutes and I'll get out of bed" too many times got me. I ended up putting my bike on... read more
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What you need is a riding buddy. You can never hit snooze with a riding buddy because then you'll be letting them down.
almost 3 years ago • Like
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I'll bet you call them Jens
almost 3 years ago • Like
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Nope. Call 'em suckers.
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VELO
Too humid + flat tire 18.5 mi 01:35 11.7mph pace
It was hot and muggy. The traffic was backed up getting out of Seattle, so i rode the sidewalk. This means i go significantly faster than the cars... but i will miss EVERY single light.
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What caused the flat? Listen to Bobby McFerrin & just enjoy the ride - don't worry, be happy :D. I noticed it was humid too... thought it was just me.
almost 3 years ago • Like
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I wish i knew what caused the flat. I pulled the tire off and made about 5 passes around the inside to make sure that there was nothing in there. I inflated the flat tube beside the road... but i couldn't find the leak. (I can rarely find them without submerging the tube in water or using soap and water.)
almost 3 years ago • Like
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It's better just to toss the old tube and put in a new one when you get to those cases. Also, add checking the rim and rim tape to your list if you get repeated punctures.
almost 3 years ago • Like
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VELO
good Weird (fun) morning commute 22.5 mi 01:28 15.3mph pace
First of all, I don’t know if it was the intervals I rode on Monday (it was some of the fastest riding I have EVER done on a hill) or if it was the yard-work at my mother-in-law’s house on Sunday. ... read more
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The fun thing that i forgot to mention...I had a 10# CO2 canister in my pannier so i was riding a little heavy AND i still got under 90 minutes.
almost 3 years ago • Like
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Why did you have a 10# CO2 canister? Most of mine are 16g.
almost 3 years ago • Like
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Although it might be nice to carry enough CO2 to inflate 100s of tires... this is a food grade CO2 canister that I brought in to get retrofitted so that i can make my own soda (pop)
almost 3 years ago • Like
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VELO
good 22.5 mi 01:36 14.1mph pace
I was out sick last Thursday and Friday…it felt like forever since I had been on my bike. I rode off in a relatively thick fog. Five minutes in, I had descended underneath the fog bank then on Newp... read more
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alright Morning Commute 22.5 mi 01:33 14.5mph pace
One of the things I have been really working on this month is using my commute for quality training miles. In my during the BTWM challenge, I had several very lackadaisical rides. Some of which had... read more
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Balancing life is one of the biggest challenges we all face. Too much of anything isn't healthy. I can't imagine a 1 1/2-2 hour commute EACH WAY.
almost 3 years ago • Like
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good Commute Home 22.5 mi 01:55 11.7mph pace
Commute Home
It was nice and toasty tonight. 92 degrees at Eastgate…or as I like to call it, perfect riding weather.
I left with 3 water bottles (2 frozen) and the new Camelback Podium Ice bottle t... read more-
Sounds like a good ride! I live in the south have some friends who recently invested in the Camelbak Podium Ice bottles, I had thought about doing the same since they still had ice at the end of a 2+hr ride in 95*+ heat. Around here, this heat will stick around until nearly October, so the investment will probably be worth it. Glad to hear from another source that they actually work!
almost 3 years ago • Like
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Holy cr... You can actually buy water bottles?! People just give them to me for free when I do events!! I never knew.......
almost 3 years ago • Like
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great Morning Commute 22.5 mi 01:25 15.9mph pace
My legs were cramping all weekend (I don’t really know why either: I didn’t go too hard on Friday, my hydration was good, and nutrition was good) so this morning the correct ride strategy was, of c... read more
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What happened?!
almost 3 years ago • Like
It is a torn Achilles, mostly related to lower leg flexibility (actually inflexibility). I didn't crash, i didn't pop on any of the hills, i didn't bonk... I had a great ride; i just can't walk without a limp right now.
almost 3 years ago • Like
On the plus side, i got "heel lift" inserts for my shoes...which reduce the strain on my Achilles while walking. But it makes me about 1/2" taller...which is fun when i am already over 15" taller than my wife.
almost 3 years ago • Like