connect.garmin.com/activity/91003010
i finished up riding around and took off on a run around our community. i ran on roads i'd covered before and a few new ones too. i happened past the house where, yesterday, my wife and i were offered coffee. the same guy saw me, laughed and waved. he might as well get used to me. i'm going to run that hill often. i ran through a small park north of our house and then ran as far east as i could before dipping south again. one more hill and a jog down howard and i finished up 5K. felt pretty good about my pace considering all the hills.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
naming hills
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/91003018
had a great time exploring the country roads to the south of town this morning. i climbed some of the nasty hills going that way. i even named a few of them. on lake drive i climbed nash hill, which made me gnash my teeth, and kramer hill. mailboxes give names when other ideas fail me. on 30th street or avenue, don't remember which, going south from the lake, there's cook hill and then gnad hill. east on 30th avenue or street - see why there was confusion? - there is that 1 hill and acid hill. acid hill was named for the burn of lactic acid in my quads as i climbed it. it almost got the name, "wish i'd seen those stupid dogs before i climbed it" hill, but the dogs ignored me, so acid hill works. i'm going to try to ride to coats tomorrow morning. anyone in the pratt area up for an early morning ride? (21.60 miles @ 15.6mph)
had a great time exploring the country roads to the south of town this morning. i climbed some of the nasty hills going that way. i even named a few of them. on lake drive i climbed nash hill, which made me gnash my teeth, and kramer hill. mailboxes give names when other ideas fail me. on 30th street or avenue, don't remember which, going south from the lake, there's cook hill and then gnad hill. east on 30th avenue or street - see why there was confusion? - there is that 1 hill and acid hill. acid hill was named for the burn of lactic acid in my quads as i climbed it. it almost got the name, "wish i'd seen those stupid dogs before i climbed it" hill, but the dogs ignored me, so acid hill works. i'm going to try to ride to coats tomorrow morning. anyone in the pratt area up for an early morning ride? (21.60 miles @ 15.6mph)
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
3.10 miles in 35:35
connect.garmin.com/activity/90801010
i got home from my ride around town and my wife was waiting, ready to run. we walked a few blocks and then started running. she did much better in the cooler air. the breeze kept the heat under control. later today it's supposed to get up to 104F! ugh! glad the AC's working in our house. my wife did a great job, running the entire first mile without stopping. we walked for a bit and then ran another mile without stopping. after another short walk, we ran on in to the finish of 5K. we hit that near our house and walked around the block.
i got home from my ride around town and my wife was waiting, ready to run. we walked a few blocks and then started running. she did much better in the cooler air. the breeze kept the heat under control. later today it's supposed to get up to 104F! ugh! glad the AC's working in our house. my wife did a great job, running the entire first mile without stopping. we walked for a bit and then ran another mile without stopping. after another short walk, we ran on in to the finish of 5K. we hit that near our house and walked around the block.
exploring pratt
connect.garmin.com/activity/90801017
if for no other reason, i'm excited about moving to pratt to cycle! (i am excited about it for other reasons!) this morning's ride was amazing. i rode all over town, up and down hills! yes, i said hills! it was a blast. i discovered bike paths through parks and brick streets! then i left town and, gasp! i found a fellow cyclist out riding! i chased him down and rode with him for five or six miles. he took me out into the country on a nicely paved road that i can ride for miles on without having to ride on u.s. 54 which has crazy traffic. not so bad at 5:30am, but ugly later on. can't wait to explore more! (21.23 miles @ 15.1mph)
if for no other reason, i'm excited about moving to pratt to cycle! (i am excited about it for other reasons!) this morning's ride was amazing. i rode all over town, up and down hills! yes, i said hills! it was a blast. i discovered bike paths through parks and brick streets! then i left town and, gasp! i found a fellow cyclist out riding! i chased him down and rode with him for five or six miles. he took me out into the country on a nicely paved road that i can ride for miles on without having to ride on u.s. 54 which has crazy traffic. not so bad at 5:30am, but ugly later on. can't wait to explore more! (21.23 miles @ 15.1mph)
Saturday, June 4, 2011
5.25 miles in 40:41
connect.garmin.com/activity/90004364
after floyd, my mountain bike, started things off with a fast first mile, the green swarm took over and dominated. floyd may have covered the 5.25 miles faster, but the green swarm finished stronger. floyd set the route ever time and the green swarm answered. my goal was to keep my green swarm going at a sub-8 pace and they came through! there were moments when the pace slipped, but with the green swarm's help, i recovered every time. i'd tell you what my splits were on each mile, but i forgot to turn off auto-lap, so the numbers on each lap are not helpful. the green swarm made floyd look like a recovery machine. they may have taken longer to finish each loop, but they were definitely stronger. the green swarm loses only in the pack mule and foot protection categories. i didn't carry a drink with me on each mile in them and they hit a sharp rock that, with their thin soles, made me wince.
after floyd, my mountain bike, started things off with a fast first mile, the green swarm took over and dominated. floyd may have covered the 5.25 miles faster, but the green swarm finished stronger. floyd set the route ever time and the green swarm answered. my goal was to keep my green swarm going at a sub-8 pace and they came through! there were moments when the pace slipped, but with the green swarm's help, i recovered every time. i'd tell you what my splits were on each mile, but i forgot to turn off auto-lap, so the numbers on each lap are not helpful. the green swarm made floyd look like a recovery machine. they may have taken longer to finish each loop, but they were definitely stronger. the green swarm loses only in the pack mule and foot protection categories. i didn't carry a drink with me on each mile in them and they hit a sharp rock that, with their thin soles, made me wince.
floyd vs. the green swarm
floyd, my mountain bike, started the hosilities. he took off like a bat out of an old rusty car and tore up the first mile loop, forcing the green swarm to step up to the plate. after the first mile, however, he showed his true colors. he slowed from a 13.1mph average down to, in the end, a 12.0mph average. all he could do was carry me around each successive loop and provide me with gatorade to drink. so in the pack mule category, floyd's the winner tires down. he wins in the foot protection category too! (5.25 miles @ 12.0mph)
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