Activity: road cycling Location: Thurmont, MD > Caledonia Valley, PA > Gettysburg-Liberty Valley, PA > Thurmont Distance: 90.0 miles (hilly) Duration: 5:32 Weather: sunny to partly cloudy, 70-79 degrees Climbing: 6,006′ Avg HR: 149 (max 188) Type: aerobic An impromptu ride with Ed and Chris on a new route that Ed scouted out during the …
Activity: road cycling (racing) Location: Barnesville, MD Distance: 37.5 miles Duration: 1:46 Weather: sunny and muggy, 75-84 degrees Avg HR: 170 (max 188) Climbing: 3,800′ Type: aerobic (!) My first-ever road bike race: the Giro di Coppi. Yup: in all the years I’ve been riding a bike, I’ve only ever raced on the mountain bike. …
Activity: road cycling Location: Mt. Shasta, CA (Shasta Summit Super Century) Distance: 133.83 miles Duration: 9:15 (10:17 with stops) Weather: sunny and lovely, 50-84 degrees Avg HR: 150 (max 177) Climbing: 16,050′ Type: aerobic This is the big kahuna ride for 2008! On paper, it’s big: long, with lots of climbing. Two of the climbs …
183 miles. That was my total mileage on the bike for this past weekend. Two rides contributed to the total: a century I led from here in DC, and a more rural ride that originated about 20 miles from home. The riding was quality stuff: not particularly fast, but good mileage to prepare for the …
My long Fourth of July weekend is over. During the weekend I went on to great rides, saw some great fireworks, and otherwise woke up early all three days (what was I thinking?) to check the weather. Friday’s ride was a lovely, 68 mile loop out of Damascus, MD. The weather looked ominous, with low, …
Time for the weekly “oh-my-god-he-hasn’t-written-a-damn-thing-since-his-photo-post” chime in on all things that have happened since last week. Hooray? Hooray! Last Friday, I went to see the Nats host the Texas Rangers (a.k.a. the Washington Senators, who last visited this fair city in 1971, when they were moved to Arlington, TX) in an interleague battle royale. I …
Activity: road cycling Location: Newport, VA (Mountains Of Misery) Distance: 101.8 miles Duration: 6:09 Weather: sunny and lovely, 50-73 degrees Avg HR: 155 (max 188) Type: aerobic My first trip to Mountains Of Misery certainly won’t be my last! It is a wonderful ride, with gorgeous scenery and an epic, mountaintop finish that’s reminiscent of …
Activity: road cycling Location: Mitchell Park > Avenel > Mitchell Park Distance: 27.1 miles Duration: 1:29 Weather: sunny and lovely, 75-78 degrees Avg HR: 150 (max 191) Type: aerobic PPTC “Downtown Breakaway” ride, Mountain Gate route. The ride seemed easier than last week, though the pace was faster. The high max HR came while climbing …
Activity: road cycling Location: Nokesville > Goldvein > Nokesville, VA Distance: 51.0 miles Duration: 2:25 Weather: sunny with a steady NW wind, 65-70 degrees Avg HR: 150 (max 185) Type: aerobic PPTC Nokesville Picnic Ride. Rode strong – it helps that I wasn’t riding yesterday, so my legs were fresher than most in the group. …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Bethesda > Dupont Circle Distance: 21.2 miles Duration: 1:15 Weather: partly to mostly cloudy, humid, 68-72 degrees Avg HR: 130 (max 161) Type: aerobic PPTC “Downtown Breakawy” ride, Mohican Hills route. Good group, and while I was sore from my weekend crash, I still rode strong. Phillip showed …
