2012 Journal - LawnchairMan
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Ride Date Distance (miles) Average Heart Rate (bpm) Max Heart Rate (bpm) Weight (lbs) Altitude Gain (ft) Average Speed (mph) Max Speed (mph) Ride Type Bike Club Affiliation
10/1/2012
(Mon)
34.64 0 0 145 713 19.20 35.70 Road: Rolling Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Medium route to work and short home. Thought I would take it easier than the last two days, but it wasn't much slower.
Weather Conditions: Cool start. Lght headwinds both ways.
10/3/2012
(Wed)
57.29 0 0 146 1,840 19.30 44.90 Road: Hills CarBent Raven
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from McRide. Rode with about eight other riders. Took it fairly easy. Gave steady push on some hills, but no all out hammering.
Weather Conditions: Temps were great, and winds were light.
10/5/2012
(Fri)
48.03 0 0 146 1,815 18.50 42.30 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from club ride. Rode with Jim, Jimmy, Cass, and Reid. Mostly easy with a few sprints to see how well new bike does on hills. Looks like three miles per hour faster in places.
Weather Conditions: Start at 75° with little to no wind. Got to start where winds were 10 mph.
10/6/2012
(Sat)
44.02 0 0 146 956 19.50 40.70 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work. Meduim route to and a bit shorter route home. Moderate effort.
Weather Conditions: Warm with light winds.
10/7/2012
(Sun)
47.78 0 0 145 1,031 20.20 42.40 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work medium route both ways.
Felt great most of way, but towards home I over worked my left quad. It hurts. Have to back off a bit. Got great speed though!
Weather Conditions: Cool start. Light winds both ways.
10/8/2012
(Mon)
44.40 0 0 145 1,086 19.00 35.70 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Long route to work without Seven Hills loop. Short route home. Moderate effort. Quads still sore and wind was a challeng.
Weather Conditions: Temp about 90° to start with winds up to 20 mph. Headwinds on St Rose slowed me to 15 mph.
10/10/2012
(Wed)
50.37 0 0 145 1,429 19.70 44.50 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work, including Seven Hills.
Legs felt good on the way to work. Coming home against strong side wind legs felt on the edge of being strained.
Weather Conditions: Light winds and cool temps to start. Home trip warm but got few sprinkles, and winds about 20 with higher gusts. From the SSE
10/13/2012
(Sat)
47.49 0 0 148 1,226 19.40 43.20 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Short rout to work, and long route home. Had to go through running water on Decatur. Run-off from rains a couple days ago. Legs felt good until last few miles. Still on verge of blowing out quads.
Weather Conditions: Start at cold 54° calm. Home with slight wind from North. temp 74°
10/13/2012
(Sat)
50.31 0 0 145 1,311 18.90 41.20 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: short route to work and long route home. This time the roads were dry. Flatted hitting aerosol can a mile from home. Went back for extra tube. Cost me time so I hit it to get to work on time. Homeward bound I stressed my quads again. Had to baby left quad most the way home. Must do recovery ride.
Weather Conditions: Cool start with light winds, but didn't need leg warmers. Homeward at about 84° with a lot of headwinds about 10 mph or more.
10/15/2012
(Mon)
19.88 0 0 145 292 20.00 35.50 Road: Flat Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Recovery ride. Down Boulder Hwy and back via Broadbent, and Vegas High School. Only did a srint when a Highway Patrol car was pacing me. Legs feel ok, but I didn't hammer. New bike made the 20 mph a lot easier.
Weather Conditions: Warm late morning. 10 to 15 mph winds from the NNW
10/16/2012
(Tue)
32.12 0 0 145 672 20.12 41.40 Road: Flat CarBent Raven
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Out for recovery ride and met several club riders. Tagged along with them and still kept it easy pace.
Weather Conditions: Cool start with maybe an eight mph wind from North.
10/17/2012
(Wed)
50.28 0 0 146 1,449 19.20 43.40 Road: Hills CarBent Raven
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: to & from club ride. Had fifteen other riders on club ride. Legs felt good for first part of ride. Climbed 7 Hills very fast. Slight tail wind helped us get to 28.8 mph on St. Rose. then on bermuda I hurt my quads again. I'll have to take it easy tomorrow.
Weather Conditions: Cool start. Warmed quickly. Mostly light winds for club ride. Home trip had strong winds from the East.
10/19/2012
(Fri)
50.34 0 0 146 1,400 19.50 40.90 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To work and back. Still on the edge of hurting quads. tried to go easy on them. Still hit it a few times to avoid traffic.
Weather Conditions: Great weather for biking! Warm with light winds, mostly in my favor.
10/20/2012
(Sat)
47.50 0 0 144 1,313 18.80 45.80 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Short route to work and long route home. Felt good to start, then hurt left quad against wind on way home.

Had ignorant driver harass me laying on his horn just ten feet behind me coming down Mt. Vista. He passed me on the right very close to me. At stop he said I should be riding in the shoulder. I told him to check the laws.
Weather Conditions: brisk start around 57°. Took a while to get legs warmed. Home trip warm but very windy 15 to 20 mph.
10/23/2012
(Tue)
23.89 0 0 149 531 16.20 34.30 Road: Flat CarBent Raven
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Club ride with six other riders. Recovery ride. High winds discouraged fast riding. Quads felt sore at first, but ok later. Don't know if they are healed yet.
Weather Conditions: Cold & windy. Winds 20+ mph. Needed two layers to start.
10/24/2012
(Wed)
50.06 0 0 147 1,489 18.50 46.10 Road: Hills CarBent Raven
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from club ride. Rode with about eight riders. Legs still hurt. Tried to hold back, but legs felt good at first. Pushed harder than I should have.
Weather Conditions: Cool start, but warm in two layers. Very windy. Changed direction against me.
10/26/2012
(Fri)
33.32 0 0 147 889 19.60 33.00 Road: Flat CarBent Raven
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Recovery ride to get quads back in shape. Didn't stress them much, and they feel ok ... still on the verge of blow out if I had hammered. Doesn't look like recovery ride looking at speed, but HR is way low. New bike is just easy to ride!
Weather Conditions: Lots of wind! Around 15 mph with gusts. mostly cross winds. Temp around 75. Feels cool.
10/27/2012
(Sat)
47.78 0 0 145 1,293 18.40 42.20 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work. Although I did not hammer, I had nothing in my legs. No power. Quads still a bit sore. Will stay off bike tomorrow.
Weather Conditions: Cool start at 51°. Near calm both ways.
10/30/2012
(Tue)
47.56 0 0 145 1,257 19.60 42.00 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work. Legs felt better after a coulple days off. Still feel on the edge of blowing out my quads. Tried to do moderate effort, but had to sprint a few times in traffic. At least my legs had some power today.
Weather Conditions: Brisk start without leg warmers and just one layer. Temp 55° to start. Near calm ride home at about 75°. Nice!
10/31/2012
(Wed)
54.59 0 0 144 1,591 19.10 45.70 Road: Hills CarBent Raven
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: McRide club ride with about ten riders. HR says it was easy pace, but we pushed it in a few places. Still trouble with quads hurting. Not as bad as last week, but not strong yet. Fell over at a stop on slick pavement. Heel did not grab.
Weather Conditions: Brisk start at 56°, but warmed after a while. Light winds.
October Rides Distance (miles) Average Heart Rate (bpm) Max Heart Rate (bpm) Weight (lbs) Altitude Gain (ft) Average Speed (mph) Max Speed (mph) Ride Type Bike Club Affiliation
20 881.65 0 0 146 23,583 19.16 46.10 n/a n/a n/a
YTD Rides Distance (miles) Average Heart Rate (bpm) Max Heart Rate (bpm) Weight (lbs) Altitude Gain (ft) Average Speed (mph) Max Speed (mph) Ride Type Bike Club Affiliation
191 8,318.76 0 0 148 234,226 18.61 49.80 n/a n/a n/a
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