Bike to work day

So this week we celebrated bike to work day..
got me onto my bike for both Tues and Thurs..
11.75 mi each way.. for almost 50 miles this week.
The heats not too bad if you wait until late into the evening to ride home.

More Riding from Last week

While Bob and I are still planning to do a ride over here on the east side.. I did get another commute ride in last week.. but this week featured a trip to San Diego, + Taxes.. so All I got done was a couple of walks and a getting my tail whomped in ping pong yesterday..
(maybe it was the Sake at dinner.. naw, my opponents were just better!)
Maybe tuesday I'll do the commute again..
Hope its warmer than today!

It was a dark and stormy day

But 12 miles each way.. 54 min rolling time to the office, 50 home. Taking a week and a half off between rides ain't such a great idea.
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Augh...

So the posting here has actually tracked my exercise.. None.
I'm back where I started.
I Did ride my bike to work 1 day a couple of weeks ago.
ISSCC next week, then hopefully I can start riding again!

What good is an exercise diary if you dont make the entries?

Hit the Gym today.. I'm down about 15 lbs from the 257 I started at..
I'd been only saying I've lost over 10 lbs .. but now I guess I can move that to 15.

Writing papers is NOT good for your exercise schedule.
Finished the second one monday.. so I didn't ride to work at ALL this week. but maybe I can do a righteous ride tomorrow morning before the company picnic (-- uhoh.. FOOOD..).

One of the really bad things about missing the exercise while completing a really intense project is that when you try to go to sleep, you mind runs overtime.. and with less sleep you make poor decisions, like not going to sleep.. Really!

I made sure I did a 45 min+ walk last night, and as a result my sleep quotient is back on track. Hit the gym before going to the office, so I'm finally back to human.
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Recently - week before last I rode to work 3 days in a row.. then got a new light system at performance bike, since I broke the lamp bracket on one of the lamps on my old system.
Really pretty much the same light system (dual halogen lights 10 & 20(15) watts, 7v NmH(NiCad) battey.. the old charger was really basic, and the connection to the cords often didn't work.. I'd been using my Fluke DMM to ensure it was actually charging..
the NmH requires more care in charging, and battery charge monitor chips are a lot cheaper now.. so this new unit tells me if it has charged up all the way - but keeps it on trickle if needed.
Nicely the new battery is SMALLER and I can hang it from the top tube rather than put it in the water bottle cage.. so now I can keep both water bottles handy.. - OK I really only drink 1 bottle in the hour to home.. (which is the directions when I need the lights anyway) but hey - its still nicer.. But due to the paper work, I only rode once last week, and I was using up the charge on the OLD battery.. so I haven't really tested the new one.. and this week is over already..
I guess there is always NEXT week!
Keep on trucking!

wow

Its been nearly a month since my last post..
the exercise continues and I'm seeing new numbers on the scale frequently..

being flexible

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!