Gorgeous day, gorgeous ride! My favorite 20 mile loop--haven't done it for months. It was sooooo good to ride it again. Also got much good discussion in...
Song in my head: "You Won't Relent" by Jesus Culture
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Kinda sad reading these posts from last year...cause we've barely been out on our bikes since last November. This winter has been rough and it isn't out of the county yet. (It snowed twice this week!)
We have been (sigh) mall-walking. No, there's nothing wrong with that. I would just rather breathe outside air with no roof over me.
Soon....
We have been (sigh) mall-walking. No, there's nothing wrong with that. I would just rather breathe outside air with no roof over me.
Soon....
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
3.31.10
Almost 18 miles today (17.9). 61 degrees. I wasn't feeling the greatest, and have had an all-afternoon recovery.
But the ride was great. I love the warmth, although it was pretty breezy. It's nice not to be picking worm parts off myself and my bike!
Song in my head: "Let it Rain" by OCF youth worship band.
But the ride was great. I love the warmth, although it was pretty breezy. It's nice not to be picking worm parts off myself and my bike!
Song in my head: "Let it Rain" by OCF youth worship band.
3.30.10
Did a zigzag ride today. Didn't check the mileage. But we went down a long and gradual decline we normally ride up. As we coasted and coasted, I felt exonerated for feeling the opposite direction is just too tough sometimes.
Also, I was puzzling over something that bugged me all night long. Within a few miles, my friend helped me get it straightened out in my head. There's much more to these workouts than just the physical.
I'm getting sloppy about the details... I do remember the song in my head: "Let it Rain" by the OCF youth worship band.
Also, I was puzzling over something that bugged me all night long. Within a few miles, my friend helped me get it straightened out in my head. There's much more to these workouts than just the physical.
I'm getting sloppy about the details... I do remember the song in my head: "Let it Rain" by the OCF youth worship band.
Monday, March 29, 2010
3.29.10
17 miles on the bike trail today.
34 degrees at start, 40 at the end.
I was warm enough, and even sweating on the way back. The trail has a slight decline on the direction we take. So the route home is a little uphill. We have also experienced tail winds on the way out. That means we are pushed downhill the entire first half of our ride, then battling the whole way home.
The winds weren't making sense to me, because they seem to be coming from a different direction when we bike the roads. (Not that I am always clear on what direction I'm going!) But Joe told me today that with cold fronts the wind tends to come from the north and warm fronts it comes from the south. So yeah, on the cold days we ride the bike trail and face the headwinds on the way home. We should ride on a warm day!
34 degrees at start, 40 at the end.
I was warm enough, and even sweating on the way back. The trail has a slight decline on the direction we take. So the route home is a little uphill. We have also experienced tail winds on the way out. That means we are pushed downhill the entire first half of our ride, then battling the whole way home.
The winds weren't making sense to me, because they seem to be coming from a different direction when we bike the roads. (Not that I am always clear on what direction I'm going!) But Joe told me today that with cold fronts the wind tends to come from the north and warm fronts it comes from the south. So yeah, on the cold days we ride the bike trail and face the headwinds on the way home. We should ride on a warm day!
3.24.10
Did our standard 20. Good ride--a little windy.
(I'm posting a week after the fact and I forgot most of the details. I do remember, however, the song in my head going up my last long hill: There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea. For some reason, it was entirely effective in keeping my pedals going in a consistent circle.)
(I'm posting a week after the fact and I forgot most of the details. I do remember, however, the song in my head going up my last long hill: There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea. For some reason, it was entirely effective in keeping my pedals going in a consistent circle.)
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