With an eye on the weather, I was planning to hit the gym again today and ride to work tomorrow.. but when I got up, there was no wind, the sun was shining..
18.24 miles
riding time was 1:09:19 , no record - probably 1:15 elapsed. Am I in a rut? or did I predict the lights better and spend more time coasting, and less stopped at the light? An earlier run, I was in the office before 10:00!
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
A little more
Tony and I walked the 0.9 miles to 500 Lawrence Expressway. I got my Subway special of the day (no mayo no salt) - Tony picked up a wrap at House of Falafel. At 20 minutes each way (assuming 3 mph walking rate) we picked up an extra 40 min of vigorous activity..
Mountain bike day
Today I rode my local loop around Evergreen Valley College.. (2 laps)
8 miles, 45 min.. total.. first time up the hill (San Felipe to Yerba Buena ) ~9min
second time it was more than 10.. total vertical ~500ft..
distance ~1.3 miles, 200ft vertical.. (per google earth)
Its quite windy today.. so the ride home was slower than normal.
I don't know how accurate google earth's elevation data is.. but according to that
my ride to work only has 90ft of climb and my ride home has 280 ft.. for a net drop to work of 190ft.. (its not the net vertical that hurts.. ) No wonder I can't make it home as fast as I make it TO work..
8 miles, 45 min.. total.. first time up the hill (San Felipe to Yerba Buena ) ~9min
second time it was more than 10.. total vertical ~500ft..
distance ~1.3 miles, 200ft vertical.. (per google earth)
Its quite windy today.. so the ride home was slower than normal.
I don't know how accurate google earth's elevation data is.. but according to that
my ride to work only has 90ft of climb and my ride home has 280 ft.. for a net drop to work of 190ft.. (its not the net vertical that hurts.. ) No wonder I can't make it home as fast as I make it TO work..
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Beginning again
Apparently I have started back on a exercise kick..
Have I been depressed? I suspect but don't know.. I'd like to be happier, and my prior exercise and eating habits weren't supporting that goal.
Then I ran out of my cholesterol medication.. so I stepped up my exercise. First day: my normal 5 mi loop around Evergreen Valley College - except this time I'd note how long it took me to get up the creek trail.. 12 min.
Next day 10..
My bike ride to work was about 20 miles with some dicey freeway crossings unless I took the light rail. With the light rail the trip time was about 1:45. a bit long for a commute, and not that much actual riding.. I didn't ride much more often than every other week.
There was a route that I figured out that might be 2 miles shorter, but without any real opportunity for using the light rail at all..
I finally tried that one day when I needed to get my car repaired and I'd left the van at work when retrieving the car. 18 miles 1:20..
The next week I tried the trip both ways.. 1:10 time in.. and 1:25 home.. and some notes for the Bike to work day event the following week..
- But after getting home, I found out it was really the next day. - So I rode again. Got some advice about those tricky spots.. (mainly at the SJ Airport!)
I've ridden to work twice a week since. My best time so far (yesterday was 1:06 pedaling time).
today's exercise was:
20 min random level 12 @ 3mph on the treadmill at Bally's.. (I renewed my membership yesterday)
Strength training circuit.. (can I remember it all?)
then 15 min in the pool, and 5 in the hot tub..
Next bike day is Friday.
Have I been depressed? I suspect but don't know.. I'd like to be happier, and my prior exercise and eating habits weren't supporting that goal.
Then I ran out of my cholesterol medication.. so I stepped up my exercise. First day: my normal 5 mi loop around Evergreen Valley College - except this time I'd note how long it took me to get up the creek trail.. 12 min.
Next day 10..
My bike ride to work was about 20 miles with some dicey freeway crossings unless I took the light rail. With the light rail the trip time was about 1:45. a bit long for a commute, and not that much actual riding.. I didn't ride much more often than every other week.
There was a route that I figured out that might be 2 miles shorter, but without any real opportunity for using the light rail at all..
I finally tried that one day when I needed to get my car repaired and I'd left the van at work when retrieving the car. 18 miles 1:20..
The next week I tried the trip both ways.. 1:10 time in.. and 1:25 home.. and some notes for the Bike to work day event the following week..
- But after getting home, I found out it was really the next day. - So I rode again. Got some advice about those tricky spots.. (mainly at the SJ Airport!)
I've ridden to work twice a week since. My best time so far (yesterday was 1:06 pedaling time).
today's exercise was:
20 min random level 12 @ 3mph on the treadmill at Bally's.. (I renewed my membership yesterday)
Strength training circuit.. (can I remember it all?)
then 15 min in the pool, and 5 in the hot tub..
Next bike day is Friday.
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