Too much wind!

12 11 2007

Today wasn’t a good one for cycling…wind in the 30s and gusting over 50!

So, I did some (more) flexibility work and took the dog, and 4 year old, for a pretty brisk walk around part of the local golf course.

The wind seems to have abated a lot and I should be able to crank out some bike miles tomorrow.

Workout:

  • Type: Walk
  • Date: 11/12/2007
  • Time: 16:30:00
  • Total Time: 00:25:00.00
  • Distance: 1.8 miles
  • Average Pace: 13:53.33/mile

 




Blown Tire

4 11 2007

Blew a tire right about 5 miles into the ride.  Ended up walking the last 3.5 or so…knocked my average speed down a bit.

It also showed that bike shoes are for bikes, not walking!

Workout:

  • Type: Cycle
  • Date: 11/04/2007
  • Time: 16:30:00
  • Total Time: 1:00:00.00
  • Distance: 8.6 miles
  • Average Speed: 8.6 mph
  • Max Speed: 42 mph
  • Ascent: 680 ft



Power Out - Dog Walk

18 10 2007

Well, the wind blew and the power went out.  That’s something that goes hand in hand round these here parts.  The power system is a joke!

I decided to drive the truck to work today, since the forecast was 40mph wind gusting 60…not much fun on a bike.  Power went out at about 4pm so I headed home.  When I got home it was pretty obvious a tree in the lot next to us was on its last legs so I parked down the road a bit.  Said tree landed in our driveway about 15 minutes later!

After a romantic candlelit dinner (!) I took the puppy out for a mile and a half walk/carry along with the kids.  That’s a long walk for puppy…see below for the results:

Scout - Out

Workout:

  • Type: Walk
  • Date: 10/18/2007
  • Time: 20:00:00
  • Total Time: 00:25:00.00
  • Distance: 1.5 miles
  • Average Pace: 16:40/mile
  • Ascent: 50 ft