I’m trying not to post all my W2W stuff on here — I have a separate training diary that I keep on the back of my door. But today’s ride was kind of interesting. It was the first ride of the “brisk” rides. The training program indicates rides as “Easy”, “Pace”, or “Brisk”. These aren’t […]
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Ride report: First W2W weekend training ride
Ride stats: DST: 29.8 (target 30) AVS: 14.7 (go me, target was really around 14) MXS: 30.7 (Woodside descent) Ride time: 2:01 Total time: 2:30 Route: Laurel > Valparaiso > Alameda > Woodside > Cañada to 92, back the same route except Valparaiso > Middlefield > Willow > Alma > Burgess to add a bit […]
Two species of ride report
Ride report 1, this morning’s ride: Portola Loop, backwards from usual (Santa Cruz > Alpine > Portola > Sand Hill). DST: 17.5mi AVS: 13.9mph MXS: 39mph according to the computer, but I think really about 32-33mph Time: 1:15 riding time (about 1:25 total) I had a really wonderful ride this morning. I decided to go […]
Rearrangement
I reorganized some blog categories this morning. I’ve been a bit lazy about adding all the categories I want, because it requires more effort than just tagging a post (but also forces you to actually reuse the same categories again and again, so you don’t end up with tagging issues like having “geekyness” and “geekiness” […]
Disappointment, commitment, and RoadID
Disappointment is a funny thing. I wasn’t sure when I got up this morning whether I was going to ride my bike or walk to the train. I hate to admit it but I don’t always like doing a riding commute. Walking to the train is just so simple, and fairly calm and stress-free. If […]
More bikey
Yes, it’s possible to get sunburned in the small strip of skin between your bike glove and your watch. (Best option: sunscreen, then watch.) I rode all the way in to work today and it took me 46 minutes total (including stopping time). I am getting faster. (I think I had a partial tailwind too, […]
What makes us believe we can do it
I took a road bike class at REI today. The class was interesting because it was a mix of levels, from people (like me) who commute and do a good amount of recreational cycling, to people with experience mountain biking or light recreational cycling, to people who hadn’t been on a bike in years. The […]
WtW is official!
I’ve registered for WtW now, so there’s no backing out. I’m even on a team, with a friend from the SVBC Peninsula Committee. Anyone else want to join? We’re Team Slowpoke. I decided to actually go ahead and put up a personal page. It’s a little corny, but it’s fairly true as these things go. […]
Everyone wonders
I came across this comment on a bike blog I found while trying to figure out what the vertical footage of Waves to Wine is: I’m considering doing the STP in a day. Though for me it may be just a bit insane as I don’t get anywhere near the riding in that you do, […]
A century plus
For anyone who’s interested in cycling stuff — I’m thinking of riding Waves to Wine in September, the Northern California MS 150 ride. It’s two days, 75 miles each day (in challenging hilly terrain). I have the book Long Distance Cycling which has several training programs in it for a century, two basic ones and […]