alright so against my better judgment im going to start keeping my training log on my sitei dont know why i definitely have nothing to brag about and lots to be embarrassed about. ha.
basically id like to document a big time improvement. i dont think ive been this bad off since maybe 2005 maybe earlier ive ridden perhaps 2030 times since the...... [Show More]
a few months back the lovely and talented becky posted a link to mapmyride in a comment where she succeeded in busting my chops for using the car to check mileage on runs ive been doing. i never really had the chance to really use the site but recently i have and its pretty amazing give it a go click here ......... [Show More]
todays ride Post Source: www.informedtrades.com Posted: Nov 01 2008 01:11:58
today was a beautiful fall day with temps in the low 70s so i saddled up and went for a quick bike ride before the kids went trick or treating.
the route took me along the lake for a couple miles then out into the country past the local pete dyedesigned golf course then back around the lake through town and then home.
nothing too exciting to write about except the new pav...... [Show More]
mapmyride Post Source: forum.ih8mud.com Posted: Oct 30 2008 20:40:24
... my wife nows where to look if i go missing on a ride.
mapmyride.com ...... [Show More]
i rode the 87 mile lance armstrong livestrong challenge in dripping springs tx yesterday and the weather was incredible. 64 degrees at the start of the ride 84 at the end and light winds.
the start was smooth and just fast enough to get a good warmup while drafting behind a group of about 10 people. i didnt want to do any work at the beginnning of the ride because i knew what was ahe...... [Show More]
yesterday silver once again completed the epic new harmonienew albany ride from the wabash river to the ohio river . this year they actually completed the river crossing to louisville.
this ride starts on the illinois line in the small artists community of new harmonie indiana going east through the sw indiana farmland into the rolling hills of southern indiana an area steeped in hist...... [Show More]
the weather here in toronto is amazing and its a long weekend. as such i was able to get out on the road bike today for the infamous greenbean run which steve has mentioned on the blog before.
the ride essentially follows the lake out to oakville pauses at a really nice coffee house named the greenbean coffee house note to coffee house get a website and ...... [Show More]
gina and i are currently using the last of our vacation days on the way to denver for the great american beer festival. while we really wish we could have brought everyone along that wasnt in our budget this year so well do our best to bring you with us through the magic of photos and words. there are few things as boring as someone elses vacation photos so ill keep ...... [Show More]
if you dare Post Source: www.vistaridgevelo.com Posted: Oct 04 2008 03:01:14
let the route speak for itself82 30 .
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i went for a longer version of the ride i took last sunday since that was a lot of fun and on really nice roads. again it went pretty well though im not sure how much longer i could have kept it up i was pretty damn wasted at the end of this one
good news is i completely blew through the hills that had me slowed up last time. i got the end of that ride sunris...... [Show More]
meet us at 6pm at the corner of 5th and mill in tempe for a group ride to downtown phoenix this friday evening. we roll out at 610.a the route we take is 9 miles each way. too far for you join us for the ride downtown and throw your bike on the valley metro red line for the return trip.
let us know youre coming with a note in the comments. hope to see you then
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ive decided to add a new nontechnology related category to my blog simple titled
fitness. i plan on blogging about various fitness activities i do such as running
biking swimming general workouts at monkey
bars jujitsu and race training. i should have started this in the spring as
im not sure how much interesting stuff i will do over the winter but i have to start
som etime..... .. [Show More]
after stocking up on clif bars the night before i embarked on a bike ride of known length but unspecified difficulty. ive been doing my 10 mile round trip commuting to and from ua on a nearly daily basis but i wasnt too sure where my fitness beyond that stood. also making me a little nervous was a gigantic hill that id ridden in the past which has always completely kicked ...... [Show More]
took the bike along for a short trip to visit my folks and got a chance to take it out for a short gravel ride late one afternoon.
my parents live on a farm in lafayette county mo just south of the missouri river in the westcentral part of the state. located on the southern bluffs of the river the country is lush farmland flattorolling in places but rougher as you approach the river....... [Show More]
tour de detour Post Source: feeds.feedburner.com Posted: Sep 23 2008 03:08:57
last year about this time a friend and i did a little private selfsupported century i called the loop le loup century . this year we decided to open the ride up to a select group of friends and acquaintances.
we picked a route picked the date september 13th and sent out the invites. we got a really good response and were looking forward to a nice little group of about 10...... [Show More]
wait before you read any further scroll down and read the prior post.
ok are you back now i pulled into the garage tonight after work just as pam was getting her gym bag out of the back of her car. the first words out of her mouth were why dont you go for a bike ride tonight. huh where did that come from she said its a beautiful night and we cooked the ...... [Show More]
my plan for my birthday was to ride my age in miles but that is actually getting broken up over two days. i ended up getting 13 miles in wednesday on the farmington canal trail near hamden ct. luckily a buddy from work called me up to go for a ride in the afternoon just as i was making plans to go out and ride somewhere so we strapped my bike with his to the back of his car and got away from...... [Show More]
hitting the hills Post Source: bikingbloom.wordpress.com Posted: Sep 12 2008 02:59:28
thursday september 11
five rides in 8 days from august 31 september 7. thats somewhat unusual for me but labor day allowed me an extra day to ride. in total 6 rides in 10 days with the owls ride on tuesday september 10. my most consistent riding all year.
sunday august 30 i did a relatively hilly ride 6 hills. i went out to mt. gilead 1 over to shuffle creek s...... [Show More]
september day 2. a day of work many meetings conference calls status reports to read and write and review and reply to... i was frazzled all day my todo list is now longer than when i started and the one thing i had to do for which i am on negative time i never did. i love mondays especially when they fall on a tuesday.
one bright note after being frazzled all day and almost ...... [Show More]
ridings and ramblings Post Source: bikingbloom.wordpress.com Posted: Aug 29 2008 02:35:18
its been more than two weeks since my last post. work and travel have taken a lot of time.
i rode with the owls on tuesday august 12. it was a good hilly ride on a lot of roads that i hadnt done previously. if i did i dont remember them.a the group was a little more aggressive than the typical owsl ride. i was happy to find new relatively smooth roads with littl...... [Show More]
with the update of the official site ive taken it upon myself to transfer the london freewheel route into mapmyride .
i hope people find this useful.
the london freewheel event is a free cycling event and takes place on traffic free streets
link come and comment i like comments
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just a few days now until the 2008 tour. were hoping for a great day
day of event registrations are always popular. join us at the northfield middle school on saturday september 6th.
mailin registrations must be postmarked by 831. see two ways to register box above.
online www.active.com registrations close 93. see two ways to register box above.
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