Last night the air was cold, so I had a feeling it would be even colder today. I also thought I heard thunder in the night. It was no surprise to find the morning rainy and wet. I put on an extra pair of shorts, and a hoodie over the top of my normal riding … [Read more…]
Today’s ride wasn’t as fun because there was a lot of wind to contend with. But, on the positive side, the sun wasn’t slaying me like it would on a calm day. My speed averages were lower, but I went the same distance. It feels good to exercise, but my body has to be convinced … [Read more…]
Well, the word went out on the wire last night. We are getting married on October 16th. A year ago, I would never have guessed I would be in this situation. So much can change so quickly. Cami and I hit it off from the beginning, and she brings out the best in me. I … [Read more…]
This should be interesting. I’m taking a single class at SLCC, and I hope it will give a nice boost to my web design skills. I’ve been concentrating more on CSS and PHP, so the Javascript might require some review. My Java skills are very rusty. I don’t even know what to expect from JSP. … [Read more…]
It was another eventful ride to the NO TRESPASSING gate on Smelter Road. My top speed was 30.8mph, with a moving average of 12.5mph, and 9.62 total miles. The ride took about 46 minutes. Not bad. At least I can see that I’m getting better. The altitude change is about 400 feet. I would have … [Read more…]
I rode to the NO TRESPASSING gate again. This time I took the GPS with me. It clips to my handlebars. My final distance was 9.66 miles, with a top speed of 28.8mph and an average speed of 11.8mph. My quads still burned quite a bit on the ascent, but I never had to stop. … [Read more…]
It wasn’t raining when I started. All the signs were present, but the rain wasn’t coming down. I took a chance on Smelter Road. The rain won. Sure I could have turned around to avoid the deluge, but what fun would that be? Good thing I didn’t bring my phone with me. I was totally … [Read more…]
Yesterday I was in Salt Lake with Cami, and I didn’t get a chance to do a workout. We had a really good time and got to eat lunch with Cami’s dad at Olive Garden. The salad was good and the soups were excellent. Later we hung out a bit with Staci and Tiffani. For … [Read more…]
My poor bicycle hasn’t seen any action for months and months, so today seemed like the day to make a change. First I inflated the tires with the tiny-but-very-effective bike pump. Then I rode around a bit to test the awesome machine. The disk brakes complained loudly at first, but after a bit of use … [Read more…]
I did something a little different yesterday. I knew I wanted to go 5 miles, and I knew at some point in that distance I wanted to run a mile. My warm up was a mile of walking, and at that point I started my mile run. By the end I wasn’t feeling too bad. … [Read more…]