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May 15
May 14
- 2h 13m 10s
- 70.50 kms
- 31.76 KM/hr
Did no riding on the weekend and had a couple hours between my massage and #3's dentist appt, so took the opportunity to get some T.I.T.S. Decided to take my normal NW win route, but there was very little of that, so was flying. Made it to the turn around in 40 min. On the way back decided to tack on a few more kms and hills. Rode thru Wellesley and came back on Sandhills Rd. At Erb's road was still time left, so rode into St.Agatha then Petersburg and home. At my garage door saw that I was .8 km short of 70 km so went around the block spinning the legs out.
Good hard ride, an my legs were arguing with me by the end, so I feel good about it. Need to strengthen them and this is how you do that....long distance a speed.
In zone: 1:43:38
Calories: 1320
I want to thank you all for the wonderful words of encouragement after the memorial ride. As I may have mentioned, I never met this man, but his story has touched me deeply. I travel these same roads ALL the time. It makes me sad to think that there are drivers out there that lack the attention span, or even worse, don't CARE to obey the traffic laws. It's truly sad that they are allowed to drive... I believe all drivers should be retested every 5-7 years... just so they are MADE to become familiar with any new traffic laws... and to make sure that all drivers are safe.
Off to do my driving around now... weeeee
- Calories out: 4746 From lifestyle:2969, From activities:1777
- Health data: Hours slept: 6
May 13
- 26m
- 4.00 kms
- 9.23 KM/hr
Probably the hardest ride I've ever done... not because it was physically difficult, but emotionally. We were along to support the family in their commemoration of a very special man.
As they placed the ghost bike, flowers, and a picture of Barrie... we stood by and watched... quietly and in solidarity. We then observed a 1 min moment of silence with the family. Standing... hand in the air... saluting a fallen comrade. Then the ride back to the church and home... the ride was shortened for safety as there were at least 500 riders... WAY more then they expected. The accident was last weekend... the ride was planned on the spur of the moment during the week, with only word of mouth, 1 article, 1 news story, and the strength of a community in mourning. He wasn't just a cyclist, but a runner... but both communities showed up in support. Truly a beautiful thing in a tragic event.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOM'S!!
Today, I'm going to join the memorial ride for Barrie Conrod... the cyclist who was killed last weekend. His wife and the local cycling clubs have organized this event... and it has been weighing on me heavily. I have a lovely supper planned for Sweetums, but the ride is at 3pm... and may take 90 min... so I have to everything absolutely ready to go before I leave. Even though it goes against my grain, to drive to the start of a ride, I don't want supper to be too late, so must take the vehicle.
This is not about political statements, or driver safety... this is about commemorating and commiserating with the family. The local media is reporting that several hundred cyclists will attend... I hope there are 1000's. The wife is leading the ride... and we must ALL show our support to her.
Just a report on what happened... I had read that the SUV passed her then pulled in and hit him... but that's not what happened. He was riding behind her and was hit from behind, so hard that he flew PAST his wife, over her shoulder. She is extraordinarily lucky, not to be hit at all... by the bike, by her husband, by the vehicle. This could have been much, MUCH worse... but if you read/listen to the media... they are all reporting it as a tragic accident (of course), and the cyclist was obeying the rules of the road... but the driver and family in the vehicle were not injured.
{RANT}I'm sorry, but WTF?!?!?! Cyclist?? How about husband? Father? MAN!!!! Why use the word cyclist? Why are you assuming the cyclist was in the wrong? WHAT THE FUCK!!!!! He was taken out FROM BEHIND!!! Isn't it obvious? The driver was clearly in the wrong...even if the rider swerved out to avoid an obstacle, it doesn't make the rider at fault... when passing a cyclist you are required BY LAW to allow 3' MINIMUM, and the entire lane is preferred. If it's not safe to pass, then stay behind and pass when safe. It's not going to affect your life to lose 10-20 seconds by obeying the law. It could change your life and the lives of your victim's family if you don't. Think about it for once people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {/rant}
- Calories out: 3193 From lifestyle:3054, From activities:139
- Health data: Hours slept: 6
May 12
too busy today... grocery shopping, weeding, taking & picking up #2 at work, sharpening knives, watching movies, spending time with Sweetums... all good things. Then Sweetums got the call... her mom has been feeling chest pains. She got opinions from SIL to talk to the Nursing home staff... they said to call ambulance... she called us wondering if we could take her. Sweetums said... CALL THE AMBULANCE!!!
Then she went to the hospital with her brother to spend time with her... no definitive answers, but they are suspicious of heart attack. Waiting for more tests to be done. Crappy night! :(
May 11
- 46m
- 22.30 kms
- 29.09 KM/hr
Another lovely morning on the seat of my bike... twas a gorgeous sunrise. To bad it was only 4*C... brrrr. I took a little hilly route to work, but this is the least travelled roads... I just didn't want to deal with a lot of traffic this morning.
Took it pretty easy too... just easy gears and light pedaling. My heart is not in to hard training today. The death of that cyclist last weekend has really been bothering me. :(
Average speed is due to downhill and downwind... nothing to do with hard work.
In zone: 7:41
Calories: 326
- 50m 25s
- 21.90 kms
- 26.06 KM/hr
Oh yeah... that's right... a very slow and methodical ride home. I just had nothing left to push hard thru the wind tonight, so I just went with it. Maintained a steady pace, but nothing hard. Took the hilly route home though, so it wasn't a total waste of time... strength training. ;)
Easy peasy ride home.
In zone: 22:08
Calories: 433
- Calories out: 4542 From lifestyle:2998, From activities:1544
- Health data: Hours slept: 6
May 10
- 42m
- 23.30 kms
- 33.29 KM/hr
Since I didn't ride home last night, this morning decided to work.... HARD!! (well ok, as hard as I can)
Big gears, spinning fast, and hard work on the hills... oh and a stiff tailwind... made for some speedy riding. Had a few vehicles be patient and wait behind until it was clear to pass... and other's that just had to pass while blind... truly sad these people can't wait 10 seconds. Must be so difficult living their lives... always being late.
In zone: 36:20
Calories: 500
- 36m
- 15.60 kms
- 26.00 KM/hr
Scrappy ride tonight...was supposed to ride from work to Dr appt ( stupid warts) then get a ride with Sweetums and #3, but my tire was flat before I left work. Had to call Sweetums for a lift to Dr. While I waited, I changed tube. Called her and told to meet at KFC to save time. I got caught in traffic and high winds, but still made it there, just after she did.
On way there she realized that there was not going to be enough room in car for bike and humans, so I had to bike home after wart treatment...fun wow.
Riding home was difficult...high winds made it slow and tricky as it tried to blow me into traffic. Really rough going into Petersburg as the wind was funneled into a headwind just as I crested the hill into town. On the long descent to Baden, I actually had to stop, first time in a long time. My legs were tired...and I picked up a flyer on the house going up for auction soon. ;-). Made it home safely though, all is well.
- Calories out: 4486 From lifestyle:3013, From activities:1474
- Health data: Hours slept: 6
May 9
- 45m 15s
- 23.30 kms
- 30.90 KM/hr
This morning's ride I decided it's time to do some real training on these rides. My stamina is coming back, leg strength is starting to get better, so it's time to put myself to work. I decided that today was going to be a single gear workout... which translates to high cadence and power increase on the hills. Was a good solid workout. Kept the cadence around the 90-100rpm on the flats, tried to keep above 80 on the inclines and the big hills, just powered up all of them. Good work... and my legs feel fine, not tired at all. I like that feeling, knowing I've done a good workout, but have something left.
In zone: 24:15
Calories: 412
- Calories out: 3643 From lifestyle:3039, From activities:604
- Health data: Hours slept: 6
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A little nipply this morning, and as I don't want to haul a lot of excess gear home tonight when it's supposed to be in the mid 20*'s C, I worked a little harder this morning to stay warm. Worked pretty well... arm warmers and knee warmers were all that I needed. Spectacular sunrise! :)
I've noticed that drivers are giving a LOT more space then they used to... it is a better situation, however, there are still a few numb-skulls that really don't understand.
Worked the gears on the hills and was able to make most of the smaller ones in the large gears and only downshift to SCR for the longer/steeper grades. This is a good sign... means the strength is coming back. There is still the issue of stamina, I can keep up the power for longer periods, but still not nearly as long as last year. Work to be done.
Max HR... not even close... would guess it's only 136.
In zone: 27:14
Calories: 432
Going to be interesting going home... supposed to be strong SW winds... we'll see. :O
OUCH... that hurt... but it was fun. A SW wind is a quartering headwind for 3/4 of the way home... but then a nice little tailwind for the last 1/4. I decided that I wanted to put some effort into this ride and just let 'er rip. I suffered on the hills, but I didn't rest, I kept going for as long as I could. The last 1/4 I was ripping along, approx. 40 km/h. for most of the way home. IT was AWESOME fun. :)
Saw a couple cars being stupid... going thru a construction zone, a car just about blew by the flag man... he had to almost throw the sign in front of the truck to get him to stop. Then just as I was entering my home town... a dweeb passed me going thru an intersection, with another car coming towards us... it was THE stupidest thing I've ever seen. He just about clipped me and the other car... WTF are these people thinking?????
Good ride otherwise. I'm pretty sure my HR never reached 183 though... I'd say 145ish... I've never reached that high on the bike... EVER!
In zone: 43:11
Calories: 548
Update on the Memorial ride... the official estimate is now 600... it was an amazing experience... I just wish I could have ridden there instead of driving.
Not riding with the club tonight... cause the ride home would be brutal with a 20+km/h SW wind, I'd be riding directly into it to get home from the club ride. As it is, I'm going to be bustin' my hump to get home in that "breeze". ;)