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Archive for August, 2006

workout log: 22 august 2006

randomduck - August 22nd, 2006 | Comments Off

Activity: road cycling
Location: Dupont Circle > Potomac/Avenel, MD
Distance: 31.8 miles (moderately hilly)
Duration: 1:39
Weather: warm and clear, 86 degrees
Avg HR: 166 (max 187)
Type: aerobic
PPTC “Downtown Breakaway” ride. A good crowd this evening - almost 20 showed up. The sun is going down earlier and earlier, so we kept up a good pace tonight: even [...]

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workout log: 20 august 2006

randomduck - August 20th, 2006 | Comments Off

Activity: road cycling
Location: Dupont Circle > Potomac/Avenel, MD
Distance: 36.1 miles (moderately hilly)
Duration: 2:00
Weather: warm and muggy, 86 degrees
Avg HR: n/a
Type: aerobic
PPTC “A Quick One, Starting In The City” ride, led be me - at least part way. Y’see, I had a bit of an issue with my rear tires on the LeMond today. [...]

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workout log: 19 august 2006

randomduck - August 19th, 2006 | Comments Off

Activity: road cycling
Location: Poolesville, MD > Jefferson, MD
Distance: 58.8 miles (hilly)
Duration: 3:09
Weather: warm and muggy, 87 degrees
Avg HR: 165 (max 188)
Type: aerobic
Potomac Pedalers “Poolesville Pool & Picnic Ride.” A great ride with a great picnic and swim after the finish. I rode at a decent pace, averaging 20.3 mph over the first 20 [...]

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random stuff in my life

randomduck - August 19th, 2006 | Comments (2)

Some randomness from Friday:

While walking in Georgetown around noon, I saw a family that was a spitting image of the Weasley family from the Harry Potter books and films. Ma, pa, and at least six children (one of whom was a girl), all with shockingly red ginger hair.
I find it absolutely unbelievable that motorists [...]

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multi use trail ≠ bicycle expressway

randomduck - August 18th, 2006 | Comments Off

On the cover of today’s Washington Post, there’s an article about the increasing number of injuries and fatalities on the Washington & Old Dominion multi-use trail. This is a popular trail for cyclists (commuters, enthusiasts and recreational riders alike), rollerbladers, joggers, walkers and even horseback riders.
Yet this year, the trail has seen a record [...]

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peeps i supposedly look like

randomduck - August 16th, 2006 | Comments Off

I’ve saved the meme part of this for folks who click below the fold….
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