Activity: road cycling Location: Washington, DC and Arlington, VA (Dupont Circle to National Airport) Distance: 10.8 mi. Duration: 40 minutes Weather: overcast, 51 degrees Max HR (bursts): 175 (beats in 10 seconds x 6) Avg HR: 160 Type: aerobic A quick out-and-back ride that I shoehorned between the farm market and a movie gala this …
Activity: road cycling Location: Washington, DC (Dupont Circle > Great Falls > Avenel > Capitol Crescent > Rock Creek > Dupont) Distance: 40.8 mi. Duration: 2:32 Weather: sunny/partly cloudy, 73 degrees Max HR (bursts): 185 (beats in 10 seconds x 6) Avg HR: 155 Type: aerobic What a nice riding day! I was supposed to …
Activity: walking Location: Washington, DC (work commute) Distance: 2.1 mi. Duration: 24 min. Weather: overcast/drizzle, 53 degrees Avg HR: 125 Type: aerobic I decided to walk home from work after a day where I was inside for all but a fleeting moment. The air was definitely spring – the pollen is out in force, and …
Activity: road cycling Location: Washington, DC (work commute + side trip to Tidal Basin) Distance: 5.9 mi. Duration: 38 min. Weather: sunny, 68 degrees Max HR (bursts): 180 (beats in 10 seconds x 6) Avg HR: 125 Type: aerobic (barely) In addition to my normal commute, I made a side trip to the Tidal Basin …
Activity: road cycling Location: Washington, DC area (Dupont to Glen Echo/Old Angler’s Inn) Distance: 24.1 mi. Duration: 1:31 Weather: sunny, 76 degrees Max HR (bursts): 180 (beats in 10 seconds x 6) Avg HR: 155 Type: aerobic A good follow-uo ride to yesterday. My butt was a bit sore at first (bicycle seats tend to …
Activity: road cycling Location: Washington, DC area Distance: 23.5 mi. Duration: 1:39 Weather: sunny, 62 degrees Max HR (bursts): 180 (beats in 10 seconds x 6) Avg HR: 150 Type: aerobic A nice day for the season’s first longer bike ride. The District is crowded due to the Cherry Blossom Festival, so it wasn’t really …
Activity: road cycling Location: Washington, DC Duration: 0820-0831 hrs. and 1704-1714 hrs. Distance: 4.2 mi. Weather: party cloudy, 46 degrees (morning); sunny, 65 degrees (afternoon) Max HR (bursts): 180 (beats in 10 seconds x 6) Type: anaerobic First bicycle commute since last fall. Lotsa rust, and started the morning ride way too quickly, resulting in …
Activity: alpine skiing Location: Stratton, VT Start time: 1230 hrs. End time: 1540 hrs. Weather: sunny, 40 degrees Max HR (bursts): 175 (beats in 10 seconds x 6) Type: anaerobic Possibly my last skiing venture for the 2004-2005 season, it was a great way to go. Got in 12 runs, approximately 14,000 feet of vertical, …
It’s the ultimate problem for those working in IT: you’re in a windowless room, sitting at a desk for hours on end, eating and drinking substances that fall well outside of “healthy” (and those that are good for you are consumed in amounts that reduce any nutritional benefit). Combine that with academic and political endeavors, …
